Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool
Sinthaveechai for a World Cup qualifier against Oman
Sinthaveechai Hathairattanakool ( Thai: สินทวี ชัย หทัย รัตน กุล; born March 23, 1982 in the province of Sakon Nakhon ) is a Thai football goalkeeper. By 2009 Sinthaveechai was known under the name Kosin Hathairattanakool.
Career
Raised in Chonburi province, he went to the Assumption Sriracha School, where he also began his football career. He regularly participated in local and regional tournaments.
His professional career began at FC Thailand Tobacco Monopoly where he also grew up an international player. He received his first invitation to the national team in 2004. The first major tournament for him was the Asia Cup in 2004 in China.
In 2006 he moved from Osotspa to Persib Bandung in Indonesia, but returned after only six months back to Thailand and joined the FC Chonburi. In 2007 he participated with the national team to the Asian Games in Doha, the ASEAN Football Championship and the Asian Cup. In addition, he was with his club Chonburi FC win the championship in the Thailand Premier League and has even been linked with Manchester City.
At just 25 years Hathairattanakool regarded as the best goalkeeper of Thailand. In 2008 he played with the Chonburi FC in the AFC Champions League.
In 2009, he changed his first name from Kosin on Sinthaveechai. In October, after the Thai Premier League season 2009, Kosin was loaned to Persib Bandung. There he played in 2006. In March, in time for the season starts in Thailand, he should return to Chonburi.
Awards and achievements
Successes as a player
- Champion in 2007 with FC Chonburi
- Runner-up 2008, 2009 with FC Chonburi
- Supercup winner 2007, 2008
National
- Participate in the final competition for U-17 World Cup 1999
- Participation in the Asian Games 2006
- Participation in the Asian Cup finals for 2004, 2007
- Finalist of the ASEAN Football Championship in 2007, 2008
- King's Cup 2006 winners
Awards as a player
- MVP Award for goalkeepers in the Thai Premier League 2007