Surachai Jaturapattarapong

Surachai Jaturapattarapong or the nickname "Nguan" (born November 20, 1969) is a Thai Football manager and former football player. who was most recently the head coach of Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United. He is a famous midfielder who scored 7 goals for the national team. He played for the national team between 1997-2001.

From 2017, Surachai works for Thai League 1 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 AFC Champions League. In 1998, he joined the club and went to the Stock Exchange of Thailand where he played until the end of 2000. He then moved to Singapore in the S League to Gombak United. The club withdrew from the league in 2002 and Surachai went back to Home United. 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 ASEAN Football Championship 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 Home United. The game was broadcast nationwide on television. The total revenue around the game, a total of 1.2 million baht went to Surachai. With the Thailand national football team, he won four gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games, and won three times in succession, the ASEAN Football Championship. He took 1992, 1996 and 2000 participated in the Asian Cup

International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1. December 4, 1995 Chiang Mai, Thailand 2-1 Won 1995 Southeast Asian Games2. December 4, 1995 Chiang Mai, Thailand 2-1 Won 1995 Southeast Asian Games3. July 7, 1996 Singapore 7-1 Won 1996 Asian Cup Qualification4. July 7, 1996 Singapore 7-1 Won 1996 Asian Cup Qualification5. November 21, 1998 Bangkok, Thailand 3-3 Drew Friendly6. December 12, 1998 Bangkok, Thailand 1-2 Lost 1998 Asian Games7. July 30, 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 9-0 Won 1999 Southeast Asian Games

Managerial statistics

Honours

As Player

Club Thai Farmer Bank AFC Champions League: 1994, 1995 Thai League T1: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 Queen's Cup: 1994, 1995 Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1994 Home United S.League: 2003 Singapore Cup: 2003, 2005

International Thailand Sea Games: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, Runner-Up: 1991 ASEAN Football Championship: 1996, 2000, 2002 Asian Games: 1998 King's Cup: 1994, 2000

Individual Asian Club Championship Most Valuable Player: 1993–94 S.League Player of the Year Award: 2004

As manager Clubs

Bangkok Glass Thai Super Cup: 2009 Singapore Cup: 2009 Queen's Cup: 2010