Surachai Jaturapattarapong (Thai: สุรชัย จตุรภัทรพงศ์) or the nickname "Nguan" (born November 20, 1969) is a Thai Football manager and former football player. He is a famous midfielder who scored 7 goals for the national team. He played for the national team between 1997-2001.[1] From 2017 he works for BG Pathum United as club director.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Surachai Jaturapattarapong | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997 | Thai Farmers Bank FC | 189 | (32) |
| 1998–2000 | Stock Exchange of Thailand | 70 | (12) |
| 2001–2002 | Gombak United | 32 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | Home United | 80 | (10) |
| Total | 371 | (59) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2002 | Thailand | 86 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Bangkok Glass | ||
| 2011–2013 | Thailand (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Bangkok Glass | ||
| 2012–2014 | Chainat Hornbill | ||
| 2013 | Thailand | ||
| 2017 | Bangkok Glass (caretaker) | ||
| 2022 | BG Pathum United (interim) | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
From 1991 to 1996 Surachai played at the Thai Farmers Bank F.C. It was the most successful era of his active career. He won with a total of three club championships in 1994 and 1995 and the AFC Champions League. In 1998, he joined the club and went to the Stock Exchange of Thailand where he played until the end of 2000. He then moved to Singapore in the S League to Gombak United. The club withdrew from the league in 2002 and Surachai went back to Home United. There he played until 2005, rather he ended his club career.[3]
International career
His international career began already in the U-14 Thailand. About the U-16 and U-19, he made it to the seniors, where in 1991 he graduated from his first game. In the finals of the ASEAN Football Championship 2001 Surachai made his last game for the national team. On 23 February 2005, he was given a farewell by the Thai Football Association game. In this game a Thai Allstar selection ran against his last club Home United. The game was broadcast nationwide on television. The total revenue around the game, a total of 1.2 million baht went to Surachai.[4] With the Thailand national football team, he won four gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games, and won three times in succession, the ASEAN Football Championship. He took 1992, 1996 and 2000 participated in the Asian Cup
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | December 4, 1995 | Chiang Mai, Thailand |  Indonesia | 2-1 | Won | 1995 Southeast Asian Games |
| 2. | December 4, 1995 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Indonesia | 2-1 | Won | 1995 Southeast Asian Games |
| 3. | July 7, 1996 | Singapore |  Myanmar | 7-1 | Won | 1996 Asian Cup Qualification |
| 4. | July 7, 1996 | Singapore | Myanmar | 7-1 | Won | 1996 Asian Cup Qualification |
| 5. | November 21, 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Turkmenistan | 3-3 | Drew | Friendly |
| 6. | December 12, 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Qatar | 1-2 | Lost | 1998 Asian Games |
| 7. | July 30, 1999 | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |  Philippines | 9-0 | Won | 1999 Southeast Asian Games |
Managerial statistics
- As of matches played on 28 December 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Thailand (caretaker) | 1 July 2013 | 31 December 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| BG Pathum United (interim) | 17 January 2022 | 19 February 2022 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50.00 |
| BG Pathum United (interim) | 25 December 2023 | 28 December 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33.33 | ||
Honours
Player
Thailand
- Sea Games
Winner (4); 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
Runner-Up (1); 1991
- ASEAN Football Championship
Winner; 1996, 2000, 2002 - Asian Games 4th (1); 1998
- King's Cup Winner (2); 1994, 2000,
Clubs
Thai Farmer Bank
- AFC Champions League Champions (2); 1994, 1995
- Thai League T1 Champions (4); 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995
- Queen's Cup Champions (2); 1994, 1995
- Afro-Asian Club Championship Champions (1); 1994
Home United
- S.League Champions (1); 2003
- Singapore Cup Champions (1); 2003, 2005
Individual
- Asian Club Championship Most Valuable Player (1): 1993–94
- S.League Player of the Year Award (1); 2004
Manager
Clubs
Bangkok Glass
- Thai Super Cup Winner (1); 2009
- Singapore Cup Runner-up (1); 2009
- Queen's Cup Winner (1); 2010