Charnwit Polcheewin

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Charnwit Polcheewin, born on 23 April 1955 in Si Racha, Chonburi, Thailand, is a Thai football coach and former player. He played for Rajpracha from 1978 to 1981 and represented Thailand B in 1976. As a coach, he led Thai Farmers Bank to back-to-back Asian Club Championship titles in 1993–94 and 1994–95, a highlight of his club career. He also coached various Thai national teams, including the U16, U19, U20, the women’s team, and the senior men’s team from 2005 to 2008, guiding Thailand to medals at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.

In 2007 he briefly planned to move to Vietnam’s Đồng Tháp, but the transfer did not go through and he remained Thailand’s coach, confirmed again in April 2007 after a new Football Association of Thailand presidency. He left the national team on 22 June 2008 after a 2010 World Cup qualifier loss to Oman, with his final game a 1–2 defeat to Oman. He was linked with Đồng Tháp again in November 2008. On 14 May 2019, he was appointed as a senator in the Thai Senate.