Piyapong Pue-on

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

Piyapong Pue-on

Pue-on in 2010 at Rajamangala Stadium
Personal information
Full name	Piyapong Pue-on
Birth name	Padej Khankruea
Date of birth	(1959-11-14) 14 November 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1976–1978	Air Technical Training School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1984	Royal Thai Air Force	145	(91)
1984–1986	Lucky-Goldstar FC	34	(17)
1986–1989	Pahang FA	61	(70)
1989–1997	Royal Thai Air Force	248	(164)
Total		488	(342)
International career
1981–1997	Thailand	100	(70)
Managerial career
1997–2008	Royal Thai Air Force
2008–2013	TPL All-Star
2009	Nakhon Pathom
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Lucky-Goldstar FC

Piyapong Pue-on's signed Lucky-Goldstar FC kit on display at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

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]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 20, 1981	Seoul	Indonesia	1	3–1	1981 President's Cup
2.	November 11, 1981	Bangkok	Pakistan	1	1–0	1981 King's Cup
3.	November 15, 1981	Bangkok	Malaysia	2	2–0	1981 King's Cup
5.	December 9, 1981	Manila	Malaysia	2	2–2	1981 Southeast Asian Games
7.	December 11, 1981	Manila	Myanmar	2	3–3	1981 Southeast Asian Games
9.	December 14, 1981	Manila	Indonesia	2	2–0	1981 Southeast Asian Games
11.	December 15, 1981	Manila	Malaysia	2	2–1	1981 Southeast Asian Games
13.	May 1, 1982	Bangkok	Singapore	1	1–1	1982 King's Cup
14.	May 7, 1982	Bangkok	Nepal	1	3–1	1982 King's Cup
15.	May 15, 1982	Bangkok	Singapore	2	2–2	1982 King's Cup
17.	May 17, 1982	Bangkok	South Korea	1	0–0[a]	1982 King's Cup
18.	November 24, 1982	New Delhi	Syria	1	3–1	1982 Asian Games
19.	April 10, 1983	Kathmandu	Nepal	2	2–0	Affa Cup
21.	May 29, 1983	Singapore	Indonesia	1	5–0	1983 Southeast Asian Games
22.	May 31, 1983	Singapore	Brunei	2	2–1	1983 Southeast Asian Games
24.	June 4, 1983	Singapore	Malaysia	1	1–1[b]	1983 Southeast Asian Games
25.	June 6, 1983	Singapore	Singapore	1	2–1	1983 Southeast Asian Games
26.	July 18, 1983	Beijing	Hong Kong	1	1–1[c]	1983 Great Wall Cup
27.	July 20, 1983	Beijing	China	1	1–2	1983 Great Wall Cup
-	November 1, 1983	Bangkok	South Korea	1	2–1	1984 Summer Olympics qualification
-	November 10, 1983	Bangkok	China	1	1–0	1984 Summer Olympics qualification
-	April 15, 1984	Bangkok	Japan	3	5–2	1984 Summer Olympics qualification
28.	August 9, 1984	Bangkok	Philippines	2	3–0	1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
29.	December 8, 1985	Bangkok	Malaysia	1	1–1	1985 Southeast Asian Games
30.	December 12, 1985	Bangkok	Philippines	2	7–0	1985 Southeast Asian Games
31.	December 15, 1985	Bangkok	Indonesia	2	7–0	1985 Southeast Asian Games
32.	September 23, 1986	Daegu	United Arab Emirates	1	1–2	1986 Asian Games
33.	September 29, 1986	Seoul	Pakistan	3	6–0	1986 Asian Games
34.	September 10, 1987	Jakarta	Brunei	2	3–1	1987 Southeast Asian Games
35.	September 19, 1987	Jakarta	Myanmar	2	4–0	1987 Southeast Asian Games
36.	January 14, 1988	Bangkok	Indonesia	1	3–3	1988 King's Cup
37.	January 30, 1989	Bangkok	Indonesia	2	3–0	1989 King's Cup
38.	February 19, 1989	Bangkok	Bangladesh	1	1–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
39.	August 22, 1989	Kuala Lumpur	Myanmar	2	3–0	1989 Southeast Asian Games
40.	August 24, 1989	Kuala Lumpur	Singapore	1	1–1	1989 Southeast Asian Games
41.	February 10, 1993	Bangkok	China	1	1–0	1993 King's Cup
42.	April 18, 1993	Tokyo	Bangladesh	3	4–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
43.	May 3, 1993	Dubai	Sri Lanka	3	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
44.	May 5, 1993	Dubai	Bangladesh	2	4–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
45.	June 7, 1993	Singapore	Myanmar	1	2–0	1993 Southeast Asian Games
46.	June 11, 1993	Singapore	Brunei	1	5–2	1993 Southeast Asian Games
47.	June 13, 1993	Singapore	Laos	2	4–1	1993 Southeast Asian Games
48.	June 20, 1993	Singapore	Myanmar	1	4–3	1993 Southeast Asian Games
49.	March 2, 1997	Bangkok	South Korea	1	1–3	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
50.	October 12, 1997	Jakarta	Cambodia	1	4–0	1997 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]

• K League (1): 1985

Pahang FA

• Malaysian League (1) : 1987

Individual

• K League Top Scorer Award (1): 1985^[7]
• K League Top Assists Award (1): 1985^[7]
• K League Best XI (1): 1985^[7]

Manager

Royal Thai Air Force

• Thai Premier League (2): 1997, 1999^[8]

Individual

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

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps