Niwat Srisawat or his nickname "Tong" (born August 19, 1947 in Phitsanulok

Phitsanulok

Phitsanulok is an important and historic city in lower northern Thailand and is the capital of Phitsanulok Province, which stretches all the way to the Laotian border. Phitsanulok is one of the oldest cities in Thailand, founded over 600 years ago...

) is a Famous Thai - Vietnamese

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 football player and former player in Thailand national team

Thailand national football team

The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...

 since 1967-1979. He was the Striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 who is the all time top goalscorer of the national team with his 55 goals.

Niwat retired from Thailand national team on December 2, 1976 after he played the match against South Korea which Thailand win 1-0 in King's Cup

King's Cup

The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. It has been played annually since 1968, with the exception of 1983, 1985 and 2008. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides....

. From the past to the present, Niwat was mentioned in dispatches as the legend striker of Thailand national football team.