Piyapong Pue-on
Birth namePadej Khankruea
FullnamePiyapong Pue-on
Birth date14 November 1959 (age 66)
Birth placePrachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
PositionStriker
Youthyears 11976–1978
Youthclubs 1Air Technical Training School
Years 11979–1984
Clubs 1Royal Thai Air Force
Caps 1145
Goals 191
Years 21984–1986
Clubs 2Lucky-Goldstar FC
Caps 234
Goals 217
Years 31986–1989
Clubs 3Royal Thai Air Force
Years 41989–1990
Clubs 4Pahang FA
Caps 461
Goals 470
Years 51990–1997
Clubs 5Royal Thai Air Force
Caps 5248
Goals 5164
Totalcaps488
Totalgoals342
Nationalyears 11981–1997
Nationalteam 1Thailand
Nationalcaps 1100
Nationalgoals 170
Manageryears 11997–2008
Managerclubs 1Royal Thai Air Force
Manageryears 22008–2013
Managerclubs 2TPL All-Star
Manageryears 32009
Managerclubs 3Nakhon Pathom

Piyapong Pue-on (Thai: ปิยะพงษ์ ผิวอ่อน; ; born Padej Khankruea (Thai: เผด็จ ขันเครือ; ; 14 November 1959) is a Thai former football player who played as a striker. He was a football player of the national team and also played for South Korean club Lucky-Goldstar FC.

Club career

Lucky-Goldstar FC

In August 1984, Piyapong joined K League club Lucky-Goldstar FC.[1]

In the 1984 K League season, he scored on his debut on 8 September against POSCO Dolphins. He played one of the leading roles to crown the Lucky-Goldstar as the K League champions in 1985, scoring 12 goals and providing 6 assists.[2]

International career

Piyapong played for Thailand national team for 16 years (1981–1997), scoring 70 goals in 100 appearances in full international matches.[3]

International goals

Results list Thailand's goal tally first.[4]
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.June 20, 1981SeoulIndonesia13–11981 President's Cup
2.November 11, 1981BangkokPakistan11–01981 King's Cup
3.November 15, 1981BangkokMalaysia22–01981 King's Cup
4.
5.December 9, 1981ManilaMalaysia22–21981 Southeast Asian Games
6.
7.December 11, 1981ManilaMyanmar23–31981 Southeast Asian Games
8.
9.December 14, 1981ManilaIndonesia22–01981 Southeast Asian Games
10.
11.December 15, 1981ManilaMalaysia22–11981 Southeast Asian Games
12.
13.May 1, 1982BangkokSingapore11–11982 King's Cup
14.May 7, 1982BangkokNepal13–11982 King's Cup
15.May 15, 1982BangkokSingapore22–21982 King's Cup
16.
17.May 17, 1982BangkokSouth Korea10–0[a]1982 King's Cup
18.November 24, 1982New DelhiSyria13–11982 Asian Games
19.April 10, 1983KathmanduNepal22–0Affa Cup
20.
21.May 29, 1983SingaporeIndonesia15–01983 Southeast Asian Games
22.May 31, 1983SingaporeBRU22–11983 Southeast Asian Games
23.
24.June 4, 1983SingaporeMalaysia11–1[b]1983 Southeast Asian Games
25.June 6, 1983SingaporeSingapore12–11983 Southeast Asian Games
26.July 18, 1983BeijingHong Kong11–1[c]1983 Great Wall Cup
27.July 20, 1983BeijingChina11–21983 Great Wall Cup
28.November 1, 1983BangkokSouth Korea12–11984 Summer Olympics qualification
29.November 10, 1983BangkokChina11–01984 Summer Olympics qualification
30.April 15, 1984BangkokJapan35–21984 Summer Olympics qualification
31.
32.
33.August 9, 1984BangkokPhilippines23–01984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
34.
35.December 8, 1985BangkokMalaysia11–11985 Southeast Asian Games
36.December 12, 1985BangkokPhilippines27–01985 Southeast Asian Games
37.
38.December 15, 1985BangkokIndonesia27–01985 Southeast Asian Games
39.
40.September 23, 1986DaeguUnited Arab Emirates11–21986 Asian Games
41.September 29, 1986SeoulPakistan36–01986 Asian Games
42.
43.
44.September 10, 1987JakartaBRU23–11987 Southeast Asian Games
45.
46.September 19, 1987JakartaMyanmar24–01987 Southeast Asian Games
47.
48.January 14, 1988BangkokIndonesia13–31988 King's Cup
49.January 30, 1989BangkokIndonesia23–01989 King's Cup
50.
51.February 19, 1989BangkokBangladesh11–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
52.August 22, 1989Kuala LumpurMyanmar23–01989 Southeast Asian Games
53.
54.August 24, 1989Kuala LumpurSingapore11–11989 Southeast Asian Games
55.February 10, 1993BangkokChina11–01993 King's Cup
56.April 18, 1993TokyoBangladesh34–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
57.
58.
59.May 3, 1993DubaiSri Lanka33–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
60.
61.
62.May 5, 1993DubaiBangladesh24–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
63.
64.June 7, 1993SingaporeMyanmar12–01993 Southeast Asian Games
65.June 11, 1993SingaporeBRU15–21993 Southeast Asian Games
66.June 13, 1993SingaporeLaos24–11993 Southeast Asian Games
67.
68.June 20, 1993SingaporeMyanmar14–31993 Southeast Asian Games
69.March 2, 1997BangkokSouth Korea11–31998 FIFA World Cup qualification
70.October 12, 1997JakartaCambodia14–01997 Southeast Asian Games
  1. ^ Thailand won 4–3 after the penalty shootout.
  2. ^ Thailand won 4–1 after the penalty shootout.
  3. ^ Thailand won 4–3 after the penalty shootout.

Coaching career

Piyapong coached the Royal Thai Air Force football club between 1997 and 2008.

Personal life

Piyapong appeared in the 2004 film Born to Fight.[5]

Honours

Player

Lucky-Goldstar FC[6]

Pahang FA

Thailand

Gold medal: 1981, 1983, 1985, 1993, 1997
Bronze medal: 1987

Individual

Manager

Royal Thai Air Force

Individual

  • Asian Player of the Month: February 1997[9]
  • Asian Coach of the Month: January 1998[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리" (in Korean). NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ^ "ko:피아퐁 "21년 간 한국 잊어본 적 없다" (in Korean). Yonhap News. August 1, 2007.
  3. ^ "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Piyapong Pue-on - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Piyapong Pue-on Filmography". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "'태국 축구영웅' 피아퐁 아들과 함께 FC서울 방문" (in Korean). FC Seoul official website. October 13, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "SEA's Biggest Football Exports - From Piyapong to Fandi & a Barcelona legend". FourFourTwo. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  8. ^ "เดอะตุ๊กเผยรอคุยบอร์ดท่าเรือศุกร์นี้ก่อนตัดสินใจ" (in Thai). Goal. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Thai hero Piyapong takes award". Asian Football Confederation. 8 July 1997. Archived from the original on 8 July 1997.
  10. ^ "Youngster takes top award". Asian Football Confederation. 14 May 1998. Archived 1998-05-14 at the Wayback Machine.