Nattaporn Phanrit ( th, ณัฐพร พันธุ์ฤทธิ์, born January 11, 1982), simply known as Oat ( th, โอ๊ต), is a Thai retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. He initially played as a left back but moved inside to more central position later, he is regularly serving both the club and national team as centre back.
Club career
Nattaporn spent his youth career with Assumption Sriracha College between 1999 and 2000. He signed his first professional contract with Thai Premier League side
Tobacco Monopoly (now
TTM Chiangmai F.C.) in 2001. The left back at the moment spent 4 years with the club and won 1 Thai Premier League title in 2004–2005.
The defender left the club in 2005 to join
PEA
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(later became to
Buriram PEA
Buriram United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the ...
) and spent a season with the new club.
In 2007, Nattaporn joined a newly Thai Premier League champions
Chonburi
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. However, the only accomplishment of his new club in the 2007–2008 season was only winning
Kor Royal Cup
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, while finished only runners up in the league, ironically, the champions were his former club PEA, and the club were also knocked out of
AFC Champions League
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in the group stage.
In contrast, the strong centre back won 2008's Defender of the Year award.
In 2009, the Thai defender switched to a
Nonthaburi
Nonthaburi ( th, นนทบุรี, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand.
On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality (''thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai su ...
based club
Muangthong United
Muangthong United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi province. The club plays in the Thai League ...
. This time he won league title with his new club in the first season, and also managed to retain the title in the next year. The 2009 Thai Premier League title was his second league title after a long wait from 2004 league title with
Tobacco Monopoly (
TTM Phichit F.C.
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลโรงงานยาสูบ), commonly known as the TTM F.C., was a Thai Football team, football club originally based in Bangkok. The Club, founded in 1963, ...
at the time)
As of upcoming 2012 season, Nattaporn made totally 262 appearances with 4 Thai Premier League clubs and scored a wonder 16 goals as a defender.
Nattaporn officially announced his retirement from professional football on 11 January 2019 with 18 years on football path.
International career
Nattaporn was first called up to
Thailand national team in 2003, initially served as left back before firmly established himself into the first team as centre back. He was a first team regular in the reign of
Peter Reid
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A defensive midfielder in his playing days, Reid enjoyed a long and successful career. He built his reputation as one of England's brightest midfield tale ...
and
Bryan Robson
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but later dropped to a substitution in recent months of German
Winfried Schafer's management. Nattaporn played in the
2012 King's Cup
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and the
2012 AFF Suzuki Cup
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.
Nattaporn played in the
2010 Asian Games
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.
Nattaporn was also a member of the victorious
T&T Cup T&T may refer to:
* Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board, a state-owned telecommunication company
* T & T Supermarket, a supermarket chain in Canada
* Tackey & Tsubasa, a duo of Japanese pop singers
* Tonkin + Taylor, an environmental and engin ...
2008 winning squad.
International goals
Honours
Club
;Tobacco Monopoly
*
Thai Premier League
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(1):
2004-05
;Chonburi
*
Kor Royal Cup
Kor Royal Cup ( th, ถ้วยพระราชทาน ก. ; ถ้วย ก.), known as the Yai Cup ( th, ถ้วยใหญ่) until 1963, was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand ...
(1): 2008
;Muangthong United
*
Thai Premier League
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(2):
2009
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,
2010
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International
;Thailand U-23
*
Sea Games
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Gold medal (2):
2003
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,
2005
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;Thailand
*
T&T Cup T&T may refer to:
* Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board, a state-owned telecommunication company
* T & T Supermarket, a supermarket chain in Canada
* Tackey & Tsubasa, a duo of Japanese pop singers
* Tonkin + Taylor, an environmental and engin ...
(1): 2008
Individual
*
Thai Premier League
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Defender of the Year (1):
2008
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References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
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2004 AFC Asian Cup players
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Southeast Asian Games medalists in football
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