Nuengrutai Srathongvian


Nuengrutai Srathongvian, also known as "Coach Nueng", is a Thai former footballer and field hockey player.

Sporting career

While attending university, Srathongvian began playing field hockey, as there were few football matches played for year one students. She represented the Thailand women's national field hockey team, winning the gold medal as hosts at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai. She later went on to represent the Thailand women's national football team, appearing for the team in the football tournament at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. 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 Jatuporn Pramualban. 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 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, finishing the tournament in fifth place after defeating Vietnam. Therefore, the team qualified for the 2015 edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, Thailand's debut at the tournament.
In Group B of the 2015 World Cup, Thailand finished third, having lost 0–4 to Norway and 0–4 to Germany. However, the team won 3–2 against Ivory Coast for their first World Cup win.
In September 2015, Srathongvian announced her retirement from the head coach position after being eliminated in 2016 Olympics qualifying. However, Srathongvian returned to the position in October 2017 following the resignation of Spencer Prior. The team managed to finish fourth at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Jordan, thus qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.
Srathongvian has also coached various Thai women's youth selections, including the under-14, under-16 and under-19 teams. In 2019 Ratchaburi sign a contact with Nuengrutai as a head coach make her become the first women who coaching a men team.
In 2019 Ratchaburi sign a contact with Nuengrutai make her become the first Thai women who coaching a men team.

Personal life

Srathongvian was born in the Thai village of Sra Pattana in Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom.