Nuengrutai Srathongvian ( th, หนึ่งฤทัย สระทองเวียน; ; born 1 January 1972), also known as "Coach Nueng" ( th, โค้ชหนึ่ง), is a Thai former

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and

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player and who is the currently assistant coach of

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Sporting career

While attending

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, Srathongvian began playing

, as there were few football matches played for year one students. She represented the

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, winning the gold medal as hosts at the

1995 Southeast Asian Games The 1995 Southeast Asian Games ( th, กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 1995, Kila haeng echeiy tawan oak cheing tai 1995), officially known as the 18th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southe ...

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. She later went on to represent the

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, appearing for the team in the football tournament at the

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. Hosts Thailand finished last in their group with one point. In club football, she played for Police Club.

Managerial career

Srathongvian previously coached the . In 2013, she was appointed as the assistant coach for the women's national team, under head coach

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. In 2014, she replaced Pramualban as head coach following his retirement, becoming the first woman to hold the position. She led the team at the

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, finishing the tournament in fifth place after defeating hosts and regional rivals

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. Therefore, the team qualified for the 2015 edition of the

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. It was the first appearance of a Thai team of either gender at an 11-a-side World Cup. Thailand were drawn into

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and finished third, having lost 0–4 to

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and 0–4 to

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. However, the team won 3–2 against the

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, which was their first ever World Cup win. In September 2015, Srathongvian resigned after Thailand was eliminated in the 2016 Olympics qualifying phase. However, Srathongvian returned to the position in October 2017 following the resignation of

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. The team managed to finish fourth at the

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in Jordan, thus qualifying for the

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in France. Srathongvian has also coached various Thai women's youth selections, including the under-14, under-16 (at the

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) and under-19 (at the

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) teams. In 2019 Ratchaburi sign a contract with Nuengrutai as a head coach make her become the first women who coaching a men team. In 2019 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol signed a contract with Srathongvian, making her the first woman to coach a men's football team in Thailand.

Personal life

Srathongvian was born in the Thai village of Sra Pattana in

Kamphaeng Saen Kamphaeng Saen (, ) is the northwesternmost district (''amphoe'') of Nakhon Pathom province, central Thailand. History Kamphaeng Saen was a moated centre of Dvaravati culture, dating from 410-870 CE, with the foundation of a Buddhist stupa iden ...

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Srathongvian, Nuengrutai 1972 births Living people

Nuengrutai Srathongvian Nuengrutai Srathongvian ( th, หนึ่งฤทัย สระทองเวียน; ; born 1 January 1972), also known as "Coach Nueng" ( th, โค้ชหนึ่ง), is a Thai former footballer and field hockey player and who is th ...

Women's association football midfielders Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games

Female field hockey goalkeepers

Competitors at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games medalists in field hockey

Female association football managers

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup managers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup managers