Charnwit Polcheewin ( th, ชาญวิทย์ ผลชีวิน) is a Thai football coach. He was the head coach of the
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team ( th, ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทย, , ) represents Thailand in senior international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.
In the regional competition, Tha ...
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Managerial career
In club level, he brought
Thai Farmers Bank to two consecutive
AFC Champions League
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(then Asian Club Championship) titles in
1993–94 and
1994–95. He coached Thailand during their successful campaign in the
2005 SEA Games
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This was the third time the Philippines hosted the games and its first time since 1991. ...
. He resigned from the post on 20 February 2007 to coach Vietnamese club
Đồng Tháp. However, as the transfer did not go through, he return to his post as the Thai national team coach. He was confirmed in this position in April 2007 after the election of the new
FAT President and the appointment of a new executive committee.

Polcheewin left his post in the national team on 22 June 2008, after the
2010 World Cup qualifier game against
Oman
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.
In his final game, Thailand lost 1–2 to Oman. Polcheewin was again linked with the Vietnamese side Đồng Tháp on 20 November 2008, according to the Vietnam Bridge website.
Political careers
Charnwit was appointed as senator in
Senate of Thailand
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on 14 May 2019.
Honours
Managers
Thai Farmers Bank
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AFC Champions League
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1994
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1995
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Thailand
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SEA Games
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2005
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Individual
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AFC Coach of the Year: 1994
Notes
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Charnwit Polcheewin
Thailand national football team managers
2007 AFC Asian Cup managers
1956 births
Living people
Charnwit Polcheewin
Charnwit Polcheewin