Surachai Jaturapattarapong () or the nickname "Nguan" (born November 20, 1969) is a Thai

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and former

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. who was most recently the head coach of

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club BG Pathum United. He is a famous

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who scored 7 goals for the

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. He played for the national team between 1997-2001. From 2017, Surachai works for

club BG Pathum United as their club director.

Club career

From 1991 to 1996 Surachai played at the Thai Farmers Bank F.C. It was the most successful era of his active career. He won with a total of three club championships in 1994 and 1995 and the

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. In 1998, he joined the club and went to the

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where he played until the end of 2000. He then moved to

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in the S League to

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. The club withdrew from the league in 2002 and Surachai went back to

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. There he played until 2005, rather he ended his club career.

International career

His international career began already in the U-14 Thailand. About the U-16 and U-19, he made it to the seniors, where in 1991 he graduated from his first game. In the finals of the

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2001 Surachai made his last game for the national team. On 23 February 2005, he was given a farewell by the Thai Football Association game. In this game a Thai Allstar selection ran against his last club

. The game was broadcast nationwide on television. The total revenue around the game, a total of 1.2 million baht went to Surachai.vietbao.vn
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, he won four gold medals at the Southeast

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, and won three times in succession, the

. He took 1992, 1996 and 2000 participated in the Asian Cup

International goals

Managerial statistics

Honours

As Player

Club

Thai Farmer Bank *

: 1994, 1995 *

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: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 *

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: 1994, 1995 *

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: 1994 Home United * S.League:

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: 2003, 2005

International

Thailand *

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: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, Runner-Up: 1991 *

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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: 1998 *

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: 1994, 2000

Individual

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Most Valuable Player: 1993–94 * S.League Player of the Year Award: 2004

As manager

Clubs Bangkok Glass * Thai Super Cup:

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: 2010

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaturapattarapong, Surachai 1969 births Living people

Surachai Jaturapattarapong Surachai Jaturapattarapong () or the nickname "Nguan" (born November 20, 1969) is a Thai Manager (association football), Football manager and former Association football, football player. who was most recently the head coach of Thai League 1 clu ...

1992 AFC Asian Cup players 1996 AFC Asian Cup players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players

Gombak United FC players Lion City Sailors FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Thai expatriate sportspeople in Singapore

Singapore Premier League players

Thailand national football team managers Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games

SEA Games medalists in football Men's association football midfielders Competitors at the 1991 SEA Games Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games

AFC Champions League Elite–winning players