Niweat Siriwong

Niweat Siriwong (2011)

Niweat Siriwong ( Thai: นิเวศ ศิริ วงศ์, born July 18, 1977 in Nakhon Phanom ) is a Thai football player at the position of a defender. He plays for Pattaya United in the Thai Premier League.

Career

His career began when Niweat Sinthana FC, ​​which later merged with the current club FC Chula United. He spent four years at the club and brought it here to a total of 97 missions. He was able to celebrate the beginning of his career, the first title of his career. Was he with the team in 1997 vice-champion of the Thai Premier League, he could look forward to a year later his first championship. He could by winning the championship with the club in the AFC Champions League 1999/2000 to take part and so gained his first experience at the international club level. In March 2000 he moved to Singapore in the S-League to Gombak United. There he played along with his compatriot Surachai Jirasirichote in defense. After only one year at Gombak, he moved to league rivals, however, Sembawang Rangers. Both clubs him but a title was denied. He then went to Vietnam where he (later Thep Pomina Tiền Giang ) played four years for NHDA Thep Pomina. This was Sporty for him, however, a further descent. In the four years the club was relegated twice. After years in Vietnam, he returned to Thailand, where he played one season for BEC Tero Sasana, before a contract signed at the beginning of the 2009 season at his current club Pattaya United.

The career in the national team began for him in the U- 23rd He was part of the U -23, which struggled to qualify for the Olympic Summer Games 2000 in Sydney. Unlike many of his fellow players, he never took part in the South East Asia Games. But he made something extraordinary. Niweat participated with the national team in all major and major tournaments in Asia since 1998. He was in the squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2000, 2004 and 2007. Since 1998 Took part in all the ASEAN Football Championships. 1998 and 2002, he took up also at the Asian Games in Thailand. His performances over the years brought him so far a total of 92 appearances in the national team. He is considered one of the best and fairest defender of Thailand.

As a player of the national team he previously appeared in friendlies against clubs such as Newcastle United, Real Madrid and Manchester United. Against his favorite team AC Milan, he never could play. Paolo Maldini was about his idol.

Awards and achievements

Successes as a player

Sinthana FC

  • Thai Premier League champions in 1998 and runners-up in 1997

National

  • Participate in the final competition for Asian Cup 2000, 2004, 2007
  • ASEAN Football Championship winner in 2002, finalist in 2007, 2008
  • Asian Games Fourth Place 1998, 2002 (U -23)

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