Panupong Wongsa

Panupong Wongsa
Personal information
Date of birth	November 23, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Bangkok United
Number	4
Youth career
2002–2003	Chiangmai
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004	Chiangmai
2005–2007	Royal Thai Police
2008–2009	PEA
2010–2013	Muangthong United
2014	Suphanburi
2015–	Bangkok United
International career‡
2010	Thailand U23 (wildcard)
2008–2013	Thailand
Medal record
Thailand
Asean Football Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2015; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2012

Panupong Wongsa (Template:Lang-th) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a Centre-back for Thai Premier League club Bangkok United. He won the Thai Premier League in 2008.

Club career

Panupong began his career with his hometown club, Chiangmai F.C.. From 2002 to 2003 he played in the youth section of the club, in 2004, he joined the senior team. In 2005 he moved to Royal Thai Police F.C. and completed for this club until 2007 a total of 60 games. For the 2008 season he moved to PEA. At his new club, he could help to win the first championship (Thai Premier League) in club history. With the club he was in 2009 in the qualifying round of the 2009 AFC Champions League. Opponents was the Singapore Armed Forces F.C.. After a 1-4 in extra time, he left with his club. But as to waste the skills of the club was allowed to participate in the 2009 AFC Cup and thus he gained his first experience in a Continental Vereinswettebwerb. End of the 2009 season, he was obliged by the new champion Muangthong United. Even with this club he could participate in the qualifying round of the AFC Champions League. After the club was able to SHB Đà Nẵng F.C. 3-0 defeat in the first round, they met in the second round of the championship in Singapore. This was no less than the Singapore Armed Forces. Even in his second attempt, he managed not to take the hurdle. For him personally, tragically, the game had to be in the penalty shoot-determination. Panupong here was the second shooter of his team. His penalty shot was very poor and could be parried by the opposing end man.

International career

For the Thailand national football team, he was so far in the U-23 squad and took part in the qualification for the Olympic Games in 2000. In the same year he won the gold medal with a choice at the Summer Universiade in 2007. A year later – in 2008 – they were among the cadres of ASEAN Football Championship. He became captain of the national team in 2012, and played an important role in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.

International

As of 12 November 2015^[1]

National team	Year	Apps
Thailand	2008	1
	2009	4
	2010	9
	2011	1
	2012	10
	2013	2
	Total	27

Honours

Clubs

PEA

Thai Premier League (1): 2008

Muangthong United

Thai Premier League (1): 2010, 2012

International

Thailand

ASEAN Football Championship Runners-up (2): 2008, 2012

Individual

ASEAN Football Championship Best XI (1): 2012

References

^ Wongsa.html "Panupong Wongsa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

External links

Profile at Goal

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nattaporn Phanrit	Thailand national football team captain 2012–2013	Succeeded by Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool

[1] Wongsa.html "Panupong Wongsa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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