Niwat Srisawat

Niwat Srisawat

Personal information
Full name	Niwat Srisawat
Date of birth	(1947-08-19) 19 August 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Phitsanulok, Thailand
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1964	Physical college
1965	Panapan School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
19??–19??	Raj-Vithi FC
19??–19??	PAT FC
International career
1966–1967	Thailand (Youth)
1967–1979	Thailand	85	(55)
Managerial career
2002–2007	Thai Port
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2008

Niwat Srisawat (Thai นิวัฒน์ ศรีสวัสดิ์), or his nickname Tong (born 19 August 1947) is a Thai former football player who represented the Thailand national team from 1967 to 1979. He was the striker who is the all-time top goalscorer of the national team with his 55 goals.

Career

Niwat retired from Thailand national team on 2 December 1976 after he played the match against South Korea which Thailand win 1–0 in King's Cup. From the past to the present, Niwat was mentioned in dispatches as the legend striker of Thailand national football team.[1]

Personal life

Niwat is the half-brother of Daoyod Dara who was also a footballer for Thailand national team. He is the stepson the former South Vietnam national football team player Nguyễn Văn Đức who married his mother in the 1950s and gave birth to Daoyod. Văn Đức later changed his name to Duan Dara after his naturalization to become a Thai citizen.[2]

References

1. Niwat Srisawat's Profile from Siamfootball
2. "ดาวยศป่วยหนักในวัย 66 ปีหลายฝ่ายร่วมกันช่วย" (in Thai). Naewna. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2023.