Piyapong Pue-on (; ; born Padej Khankruea (; ; 14 November 1959) is a Thai former football coach and player who played as a striker. He is the technical director of the Thailand national team.

Piyapong played for the Thailand national team and South Korean club Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso.

Club career Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso

In August 1984, Piyapong joined South Korean K League club Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso. On 8 September, he scored on his debut against POSCO Dolphins in the 1984 K League season.

He played one of the leading roles to crown Lucky-Goldstar as the 1985 K League champions, scoring 12 goals and providing six assists.

International career Piyapong played for the Thailand national team for 16 years, scoring 70 goals in 100 appearances in full international matches.

International goals Results list Thailand's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. June 20, 1981 Seoul 1 3–1 1981 President's Cup 2. November 11, 1981 Bangkok 1 1–0 1981 King's Cup 3. November 15, 1981 Bangkok 2 2–0 1981 King's Cup 4. 5. December 9, 1981 Manila 2 2–2 1981 Southeast Asian Games 6. 7. December 11, 1981 Manila 2 3–3 1981 Southeast Asian Games 8. 9. December 14, 1981 Manila 2 2–0 1981 Southeast Asian Games 10. 11. December 15, 1981 Manila 2 2–1 1981 Southeast Asian Games 12. 13. May 1, 1982 Bangkok 1 1–1 1982 King's Cup 14. May 7, 1982 Bangkok 1 3–1 1982 King's Cup 15. May 15, 1982 Bangkok 2 2–2 1982 King's Cup 16. 17. May 17, 1982 Bangkok 1 0–0 1982 King's Cup 18. November 24, 1982 New Delhi 1 3–1 1982 Asian Games 19. April 10, 1983 Kathmandu 2 2–0 Affa Cup 20. 21. May 29, 1983 Singapore 1 5–0 1983 Southeast Asian Games 22. May 31, 1983 Singapore 2 2–1 1983 Southeast Asian Games 23. 24. June 4, 1983 Singapore 1 1–1 1983 Southeast Asian Games 25. June 6, 1983 Singapore 1 2–1 1983 Southeast Asian Games 26. July 18, 1983 Beijing 1 1–1 1983 Great Wall Cup 27. July 20, 1983 Beijing 1 1–2 1983 Great Wall Cup 28. November 1, 1983 Bangkok 1 2–1 1984 Summer Olympics qualification 29. November 10, 1983 Bangkok 1 1–0 1984 Summer Olympics qualification 30. April 15, 1984 Bangkok 3 5–2 1984 Summer Olympics qualification 31. 32. 33. August 9, 1984 Bangkok 2 3–0 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification 34. 35. December 8, 1985 Bangkok 1 1–1 1985 Southeast Asian Games 36. December 12, 1985 Bangkok 2 7–0 1985 Southeast Asian Games 37. 38. December 15, 1985 Bangkok 2 7–0 1985 Southeast Asian Games 39. 40. September 23, 1986 Daegu 1 1–2 1986 Asian Games 41. September 29, 1986 Seoul 3 6–0 1986 Asian Games 42. 43. 44. September 10, 1987 Jakarta 2 3–1 1987 Southeast Asian Games 45. 46. September 19, 1987 Jakarta 2 4–0 1987 Southeast Asian Games 47. 48. January 14, 1988 Bangkok 1 3–3 1988 King's Cup 49. January 30, 1989 Bangkok 2 3–0 1989 King's Cup 50. 51. February 19, 1989 Bangkok 1 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 52. August 22, 1989 Kuala Lumpur 2 3–0 1989 Southeast Asian Games 53. 54. August 24, 1989 Kuala Lumpur 1 1–1 1989 Southeast Asian Games 55. February 10, 1993 Bangkok 1 1–0 1993 King's Cup 56. April 18, 1993 Tokyo 3 4–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 57. 58. 59. May 3, 1993 Dubai 3 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 60. 61. 62. May 5, 1993 Dubai 2 4–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 63. 64. June 7, 1993 Singapore 1 2–0 1993 Southeast Asian Games 65. June 11, 1993 Singapore 1 5–2 1993 Southeast Asian Games 66. June 13, 1993 Singapore 2 4–1 1993 Southeast Asian Games 67. 68. June 20, 1993 Singapore 1 4–3 1993 Southeast Asian Games 69. March 2, 1997 Bangkok 1 1–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 70. October 12, 1997 Jakarta 1 4–0 1997 Southeast Asian Games

Coaching career Piyapong coached the Royal Thai Air Force between 1997 and 2008.

Personal life Piyapong appeared in the 2004 Thai action film Born to Fight.

Honours Player Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso K League (1): 1985

Pahang Malaysian League (1) : 1987

Thailand King's Cup (3): 1984, 1989, 1990 SEA Games Gold medal: 1981, 1983, 1985, 1993, 1997 Bronze medal: 1987

Individual K League Top Scorer Award (1): 1985 K League Top Assists Award (1): 1985 K League Best XI (1): 1985

Manager Royal Thai Air Force Thai Premier League (2): 1997, 1999

Individual Asian Player of the Month: February 1997 Asian Coach of the Month: January 1998

See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

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