Teerasil Dangda
Teerasil Dangda ( Thai: ธีร ศิลป์ แดง ดา, born June 6, 1988 in Bangkok ) is a Thai football player at the position of a striker. He plays for Muang Thong United in the Thai Premier League and is considered one of the great storm talents of the country.
Career
His career began Teerasil in the football team of the Assumption Thonburi College, to which he went to school. In 2006, he signed his first contract with FC Amateur Raj Pracha. A year later was borrowed for half series to the crew of Air Force Training College. For a further half of the season we went to the then third division club Muang Thong United. In July 2007 it was announced that Teerasil, will attend along with Suree Sukha and Kiatprawut Saiwaeo a trial at Manchester City. The former owner of the club, Thaksin Shinawatra, had arranged the trial. All three received a short time later a contract with City. Due to visa problems, the players, however, was "parked" a short time later abroad. Teerasil was it loaned to Grasshopper Club Zurich. Although he was nominally in the squad of the second team, but there was never used. Since he had only a Swiss tourist visa, he was loaned out again a short time later. But this time it went back into the home, to his old club Raj Pracha. The contract with Manchester City was officially terminated in October 2008. Since the 2009 season, now he plays for the Premier League newcomer Muang Thong United. He signed a five- year contract. In his first full season at Muang Thong United, he did not disappoint. In 25 games Him reach 7 goals. He was also able to celebrate the end of the season his first championship with the club.
His career in the national team, he started in the U-16/U-17 Thailand in 2004. He was part of the squad that took part in the finals of the U-17 Football Asia Championships 2004. Two years later, he also managed to be in the squad of U- 19, which took part in the Asian Championships. In the U-19 Championships, he scored the 1-0 against the choice of the United Arab Emirates. The game ended 2-1 to Thailand, and it was the only victory of the tournament for the team. Since 2007 Teerasil plays for both the U -23 and for the men's team in the country. He was part of the 2007 Olympic team that tried to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. In December 2007 he won the U -23 gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games. In the same year he had his first appointment to the cadre men's team. He was part of the squad at the finals of Asian Cup 2007. He had thus taken part in three years in three different age classes of finals at the AFC Asian Cup. On 8 October 2007, he met the first time for the Thai national football team of men. His next big tournament were the ASEAN Football Championships 2008., Where he was able to reach the final with Thailand. During the tournament he scored four goals. One of which he succeeded in the final of the tournament against Vietnam. In the second leg of the final, he scored the 1-0 for Thailand. This result would have brought Thailand into overtime, but managed to Vietnam shortly before the end of the balance. Thus Teerasil remained his first title with the men refused.
Awards and achievements
Successes as a player
Muang Thong United
- Thai Premier League Champion 2009
National
- Participate in the final round of the U-17 Football Asia Championships 2004
- Participate in the final round of the U-19 Football Asia Championships 2006
- Participate in the final round of the AFC Asian Cup 2007
- Southeast Asian Games gold medal in 2007
- ASEAN Football Championship Finalist 2008