Datsakorn Thonglao

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Datsakorn Thonglao
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Personal information
Full name Datsakorn Thonglao
Date of birth December 30, 1983 (1983-12-30) (age 28)
Place of birth Nong bua lamphu, Thailand
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club Muangthong United F.C.
Number 7
Youth career
1998–1999 Raj Pracha
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Raj Pracha 23 (8)
2000–2006 BEC Tero Sasana 77 (18)
2001–2002 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2009 Hoang Anh Gia Lai ? (?)
2010– Muangthong United 58 (13)
National team
2001 Thailand U19 ? (?)
2001 Thailand U23 ? (?)
2001- Thailand 84 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Datsakorn Thonglao (Thai: ดัสกร ทองเหลา, born December 30, 1983) is a Thai footballer playing as a central midfielder or attacking midfielder for Thai Premier League club Muangthong United and is a regular member of Thailand national football team.


Club Career
Datsakorn begun his youth career with Raj Pracha in 1998-1999 season and made a debut in Thailand's top division in 1999-2000 season with the club. He moved to BEC Tero Sasana in 2000-2001 season and helped the team won his and the club first Thai Premier League title. After a sucessful season with BEC Tero Sasana, Datsakorn was given a chane to play for a Bundesliga club, Kaiserslautern on a season loan deal. On 2002, May 2 Kaiserslautern expressed their interest in permanently signing Datsakorn, which also was the skipper of Thailand U-20 at the moment.[1] However, it was reported that Datsakorn refused to extend his contract as he was homesick. Datsakorn returned to Tero in the next season 2002-2003 and led the team to the final of AFC Champions League but lost to UAE's Al Ain 1-2 on aggregate. The same season he also failed to win another 3 compettitions, awarded only runners-up for ASEAN Club Championship, Kor Royal Cup and Thai Premier League.

Datsakorn moved to Vietnamese club, Hoang Anh Gia Lai in 2007. He became one of the Vietnamese fans' favorites after two years with Hoang Anh Gia Lai, although he could not help the club win any silverwear.[2]

In 2009, a newly Thai Premier League promoted club, Muangthong United signed Datsakorn back to Thailand with reportedly fee of 600,000$. It was speculated that, due to the deal, he became the highest paid footballer in Thailand at the moment. He settled into the former division 1 champions quickly and became a key member of the team. Datsakorn was also appointed as the captain later. He helped the team secured Thai Premier League title twice in 2009 and 2010.


International Career
Datsakorn made his debut in Thailand national team in 2001 while he was spending his loan spell at Kaiserslautern. He was first called up for U-19 and U-23 squad for a short period but became a regular member of senior squad soon afterward. Datsakorn has been featuring in Thailand national squad from 2001 to present, made a total appearances of 84 and scored 11 goals.

The Thai playmaker was criticized in his early years with national team for his violent behavior, which led him to several sending offs.

Thonglao was a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad.


[edit] Honours

[edit] International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. November 10, 2003 Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Hong Kong 1-2 Lost 2004 Asian Cup Qualification
2. November 17, 2003 Bangkok, Thailand  Hong Kong 4-0 Won 2004 Asian Cup Qualification
3. February 16, 2003 Bangkok, Thailand  North Korea 2-2 Draw King's Cup 2003
4. December 24, 2006 Bangkok, Thailand  Vietnam 2-1 Won King's Cup 2006
5. January 24, 2007 Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 2-0 Won 2007 ASEAN Football Championship
6. October 8, 2007 Bangkok, Thailand  Macau 6-1 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
7. October 15, 2007 Macau, Macau  Macau 7-1 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
8. June 7, 2008 Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 1-1 Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
9. July 28, 2011 West Bank, Palestine  Palestine 1-1 Draw 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
10. July 28, 2011 West Bank, Palestine  Palestine 2-2 Draw 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
11. February 24, 2012 Chiangmai, Thailand  Maldives 3-0 Won Friendly

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-05/02/content_380329.htm
  2. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoang_Anh_Gia_Lai_F.C.
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