The Thailand national beach soccer team represents
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
in international
beach soccer.
Tournament records
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
In 2002, Thailand made a 4th-place finish in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
after losing third-place playoff final against
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
. The team were drawn into group A alongside Brazil and managed to beat France and Spain to reach the semifinal and lost 3–2 to Portugal. Thailand's goalkeeper
Vilard Normcharoen was voted goalkeeper of the tournament.
In the 2005 edition, Thailand were again drawn into the same group as Brazil and Spain but they found goals hard to come by and finished bottom of group A.
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Asian Beach Games
In 2012, FA of Thailand appointed Mr Kittipat Meesuwan as chairman of beach soccer committee, and he appointed Mr Abolfazl Khodabandehloo as technical director and Mr Shahram Danehkar as head coach. 2012 Asian Beach Games in China is their nearest aim.
AFF Beach Soccer Championship
Others
* Australia Beach Soccer Cup
: Runner-Up (1): 2013
Staff
Squad
''As of October 2014''.
Thailand Beach Soccer Team Squad
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References
External links
{{Thailand national teams
Asian national beach soccer teams
beach soccer