Ronnachai Sayomchai (; born 14 September 1966) is a Thai retired

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er. He is currently assistant head coach

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club of

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. He is a former player of

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, and in 1998 he was the Thai League's top scorer with 23 goals for the season. This record for Thai league stands for 14 years until

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broke it in 2012 with 25 goals. Ronnachai also played in Malaysia for

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. Ronnachai was an international player with

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