Ku dhameystir weedha soo socota: Sanadkii 1978, Tran, aabihiis iyo walaalkiis, waxay ka carareen Vietnam kadib markii
waxaa la qabsaday Koonfurta Vietnam. Wuxuu dhigan jiray Dugsiga Sare ee Livermore ka hor inta uusan u wareegin Dugsiga Sare ee San Jose halkaas oo uu ka qalin jabiyay 1983. Sanadkii 1984, wuxuu la tababaray Golden Bay Earthquakes, oo ay ku jiraan ciyaarista laba daqiiqo ciyaar xilli ciyaareedka hore. Xagaas, wuxuu bilaabay inuu kubbadda cagta ka ciyaaro Kulliyadda Foothill, laakiin saraakiisha Shirka Golden Gate waxay go'aamiyeen in ciyaartiisa Earthquakes loo tiriyo inay tahay dhacdo xirfadeed. Sidaa awgeed, waxaa laga xayuubiyay inuu qaato fasaxa iskuulka inta lagu guda jiro xilli ciyaareedka. Bishii Juun 1985, San Diego Sockers ayaa Tran ku doortay wareegga koowaad ee doorashada Major Indoor Soccer League. Kooxda Sockers ayaa sii daayay bishii December ee sanadkii 1985. Sannadkii 1985, wuxuu u ciyaaray San Jose Earthquakes oo ku guuleystay taxanaha Western Alliance Challenge. Wuxuu sii waday inuu u ciyaaro Earthquakes sanadkii 1986 ka hor inta uusan u dhaqaaqin Los Angeles Heat xilli ciyaareedkii 1987 ee Western Soccer Alliance. Xilligii dayrta ee 1986, Tran wuxuu la saxiixday Milwaukee Wave ee Ururka Kubadda Cagta ee Mareykanka. 1988, wuxuu ku soo laabtay Earthquakes. Sanadkii 1990, wuxuu u ciyaaray Salt Lake Sting ee Horyaalka Kubadda Cagta ee Mareykanka. Kadib wuxuu ku soo laabtay Milwaukee Wave xilli ciyaareedkii 1990-1991. Sanadkii 1991, wuxuu xilli ciyaareedkii ku bilaabay kooxda Sting oo burburtay badhtamihii xilli ciyaareedkii. Kadib wuxuu la saxiixday San Francisco Bay Blackhawks. Kadib wuxuu u ciyaaray San Jose Oaks.