Pichitphong Choeichiu

Thai professional footballer
Phichitphong Choeichiu
Personal information
Full name Phichitphong Choeichiu
Date of birth (1982-08-28) 28 August 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Yasothon, Thailand
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2001 Krung Thai Bank
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Krung Thai Bank 126 (43)
2009–2013 Muangthong United 125 (10)
2014–2016 Chiangrai United 73 (9)
2017 BEC Tero Sasana 24 (1)
2018–2019 Chiangmai 26 (4)
2020–2021 Phrae United 42 (2)
2022 Samut Prakan City 1 (0)
Total 417 (69)
International career
1998–1999 Thailand U16 14 (3)
2001–2005 Thailand U23
2002–2013 Thailand 71 (3)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Phrae United (caretaker)
2022 Samut Prakan City (assistant)
2022–2023 Muang Loei United
2023– Rongseemaechaithanachotiwat Phayao
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2012

Pichitphong Choeichiu (Thai: พิชิตพงษ์ เฉยฉิว, born August 28, 1982) is a Thai retired[1] professional footballer who plays as a midfielder currently head coach for Thai League 3 club Rongseemaechaithanachotiwat Phayao.

Club career

He previously spent his youth career with Suphanburi Sports College between 1997 and 1999 before moving to Krung Thai Bank /Bangkok Glass in 1999. The midfielder was promoted to the first team in 2002, and the club won two consecutive titles, in 2002–2003 and 2003–2004.[2] Krung Thai Bank /Bangkok Glass also took part in the AFC Champions League three times between 2003 and 2008 but never progressed further than the group stage. After the championships in 2003 and 2004 the club finished empty-handed for the next four seasons, through 2008, which was Pichitphong's last season with Krung Thai Bank. He made 116 appearances and scored 39 goals for the club. In 2008, Phichitphong moved to former Thai Division 1 League champions Muangthong United. He won the Thai Premier League title twice with the Twin Qilins, in 2009 and 2010, and also won more silverware.[3][4]

In December 2021, Pichitphong announcing his retirement from football at the age of 39, being played in the last game in the match with Chiangmai on the night of 8 December 2021.[5]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. February 22, 2003 Bangkok, Thailand  Qatar 3–1 Won 2003 King's Cup
2. July 10, 2004 Bangkok, Thailand  Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 Won Friendly international
3. November 17, 2012 Bangkok, Thailand  Bangladesh 5–0 Won Friendly international

Honours

Club

Krung Thai Bank

Muangthong United

International

Thailand U-23

Thailand

External links

  • Pichitphong Choeichiu at Soccerway

References

  1. ^ ปิดฉากการค้าแข้ง "พิชิตพงษ์ เฉยฉิว" ประกาศแขวนสตั๊ดในวัย 39 ปี
  2. ^ 'พิชิตพงษ์ เฉยฉิว' อดีตยอดมิดฟิลด์ทีมชาติไทยประกาศแขวนสตั๊ดเรียบร้อย
  3. ^ Thai football managers: Thai football biography stubs, Kiatisuk Senamuang, Piyapong Pue-on, Sarayoot Chaikamdee, Teerasil Dangda: Thai football ... Pichitphong Choeichiu, Vorawan Chitavanich
  4. ^ สู่ตำนานไทยลีก! พิชิตพงษ์ ประกาศแขวนสตั๊ด
  5. ^ ขอบคุณครอบครัวฟุตบอล! 'พิชิตพงษ์ เฉยฉิว' ประกาศแขวนสตั๊ด
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