Pipat Thonkanya ( th, พิพัฒน์ ต้นกันยา; ) born 4 January 1979 as Anon Thonkanya , in

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), is a Thai former football player. He was a forward. In 2009, he played for Persisam Samarinda in the

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. At the half way stage in the 2009 Thai Premier League season, he was joint second in the top goalscorers list with 7 goals. Pipat also had spells at AFC Champions League 2003 runners up BEC Tero Sasana F.C. and a spell in Vietnam. He was also instrumental in

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winning the 2008 Thai Premier League. He scored 14 goals for the national team, including 2 goals in the 2007 Asian Cup, and was recently recalled to the national team, thanks to his good performances for Thai Port F.C.

Honours

''International'' * 2000 Tiger Cup with Winners ''Clubs'' * Thailand Premier League 2008 *

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: 2008

International career

Pipat was a member of the victorious

2008 winning squad. He scored two goals in the 2007 Asian Cup for the

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in a successful campaign where they were eliminated only on goal difference from a tough group containing Australia and eventual winners

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. Thonkanya's goals came in the form of a brace against

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in a 2–0 win (scoring in the 70th and 78th minutes).

International goals

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1979 births Living people Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya Association football forwards Pipat Thonkanya Binh Dinh FC players Dong Thap FC players Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya Persisam Putra Samarinda players Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya Thai expatriate footballers V.League 2 players Thai expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate footballers in Vietnam Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Thai expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Pipat Thonkanya 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players {{Thailand-footy-forward-stub