Samruay Chaiyong

Samroeng Chaiyong , born Samruay Chaiyong (, 12 February 1933/34 – 11 March 2019), was a Thai football player and coach, army major-general, and royal courtier.

Biography Samroeng was born Samruay in Selaphum District, Roi Et Province. He was later chosen by the Football Association of Thailand to attend a coaching course in Germany in 1961, after which he received a royal scholarship to complete pro-licence training at the German Sport University Cologne. Upon returning to Thailand in 1963, he coached for Bangkok Bank F.C. for two seasons. In 1968, he established the Rajvithi Football Club, which became one of the most successful Thai clubs in the 1970s, and helped to train a generation of Thai national team players, including five of his younger brothers.

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