Teeratep Winothai

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Teeratep Winothai

| image = File:Teeratep Winothai 20180316.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Teeratep in 2018

| fullname = Teeratep Winothai

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|2|16}}

| birth_place = Bangkok, Thailand

| height = {{height|meters=1.72}}{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503045346/http://www.bangkokunitedfc.com/teams/strikers/teeratep-winothai-2/ | archive-date=3 May 2017 | url=http://www.bangkokunitedfc.com/teams/strikers/teeratep-winothai-2/ | title=Teeratep Winothai | publisher=Bangkok United | url-status=usurped | access-date=31 October 2019}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 2001–2002

| youthclubs1 = Bangkok Christian College

| youthyears2 = 2002–2004

| youthclubs2 = Crystal Palace

| youthyears3 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs3 = Everton

| years1 = 2006–2008

| clubs1 = BEC Tero Sasana

| caps1 = 65

| goals1 = 22

| years2 = 2008–2010

| clubs2 = Lierse

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2009–2010

| clubs3 = → Muangthong United (loan)

| caps3 = 33

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2010

| clubs4 = → BEC Tero Sasana (loan)

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2011

| clubs5 = BEC Tero Sasana

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 9

| years6 = 2012–2014

| clubs6 = Bangkok Glass

| caps6 = 69

| goals6 = 19

| years7 = 2014–2015

| clubs7 = Police United

| caps7 = 43

| goals7 = 11

| years8 = 2016–2019

| clubs8 = Bangkok United

| caps8 = 83

| goals8 = 23

| years9 = 2019

| clubs9 = → Chonburi (loan)

| caps9 = 13

| goals9 =2

| years10 = 2020–2022

| clubs10 = Chonburi

| caps10 = 11

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2021–2022

| clubs11 = → Police Tero (loan)

| caps11 = 41

| goals11 = 5

| years12 = 2022

| clubs12 = Police Tero

| caps12 = 11

| goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2024

| clubs13 = Roi Et PB United

| caps13 = 1

| goals13 = 1

| totalcaps = 399

| totalgoals = 107

| nationalyears1 = 1998–2001

| nationalteam1 = Thailand U17

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2001–2004

| nationalteam2 = Thailand U20

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 11

| nationalyears3 = 2001–2007

| nationalteam3 = Thailand U23

| nationalcaps3 = 16

| nationalgoals3 = 9

| nationalyears4 = 2005–2022

| nationalteam4 = Thailand

| nationalcaps4 = 48

| nationalgoals4 = 16

| medaltemplates = {{medal|Team|Thailand under-23}}

| club-update = 13:56, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 14 December 2022

}}

Teeratep Winothai ({{langx|th|ธีรเทพ วิโนทัย}}, born 16 February 1985), simply known as Leesaw ({{langx|th|ลีซอ}}) is a Thai retired[https://mgronline.com/sport/detail/9650000112795 "ลีซอ" ประกาศแขวนตั๊ดในวัย 37 ปี ลงสนามพรุ่งนี้วันสุดท้าย][https://www.pptvhd36.com/sport/news/185434 "ลีซอ" ธีรเทพ ประกาศแขวนสตั๊ด หยุดสถิติยิงในลีกที่ 95 ประตู] footballer who played as a forward. He previously spent his youth career with England's Crystal Palace and Everton.[https://www.goal.com/th/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A5--%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%AD-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%8A%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A4%E0%B8%A9-%E0%B8%9D%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99-%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AF/blt6a2e77a959dbf880 เพื่อนผู้มาก่อนกาล! "ลีซอ" เสียดายไม่ซื้อบิตคอยน์ช่วงอยู่อังกฤษ-ฝันเป็น นายกสมาคมฯ]

He got a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Education from Chulalongkorn University.{{Cite news |url=https://www.khaosod.co.th/lifestyle/news_32607|title=8 ปี ที่รอคอย "ลีซอ" จบจุฬาฯแล้ว ขอบคุณคำพูดถากถางเป็นแรงผลักดันให้ฮึกเหิม!|last=Bomb|date=4 October 2016 |website=ข่าวสด|language=th|access-date=2019-05-23}}

Club career

=Youth career=

File:Teeratep Winothai after game Singh All Star - Manchester United.jpg in 2013|140px]]

He studied at Brentwood School, a private school in Essex, UK. During this time he represented the Thai national team at schoolboy level as well as being on the books of London-based club Crystal Palace. His performances for his school helped them reach the final of the 2001 Independent Schools FA Cup, scoring 8 goals in 4 games along the way.[http://www.isfa.org.uk/boys/news.php?go=fullnews&id=50/ISFA UNDER-15 REPRESENTATIVE TEAM]; ISFA 6 April 2002 He eventually moved to Everton for one year before returning to Thailand.

=Senior career=

The young forward joined Thai Premier League side BEC Tero Sasana in 2006 aged 21 and played for the club until 2008 made totally 65 appearances scored 22 goals and won the 2008 Striker of the Year award.

In 2009, a Belgian side Lierse S.K. signed the Thai star with an undisclosed deal. However, Leesaw spent most of his time with the new club in reserve team and made only 8 appearances with 1 goal. Later in the first season with the Belgian club, he was moved back to Thailand and played for Thai Premier League champions Muangthong United on a loan deal.

Teeratep made 23 appearances and scored 4 goals before spending the rest of his loan spell with his former club, BEC Tero Sasana, in the same season and made 8 appearances with 3 goals. Leesaw eventually rejoined BEC Tero Sasana, leading to 15 appearances and 3 goals from the injury suffer in 2010–2011 season. In early 2012, Teeratep was on the move again to 2010–2011 Thai Premier League 4th place club, Bangkok Glass.

In 2013 Teeratep played against Manchester United in a TPL All-Stars team. He scored the winning goal, beating United in David Moyes' first match in charge, during their pre-season tour.[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jul/13/manchester-united-david-moyes-first-game-live/ Manchester United 0-1 Singha All Star XI – as it happened]; theguardian 13 July 2013

=Police United=

Teeratep joined Police United in 2014, but club relegation from Thai Premier League

In 2015 meant Teeratep would play for Police United in Thai Division 1 League. Teerathep's first goal of the season was against PTT Rayong at PTT Stadium in a match Police United won 2–1. On 17 October 2015 Teeratep scored his first hattrick of the season against PTT Rayong at Boonyachinda Stadium the team went on to win 6–0. At the end of the season Police United were promoted to the Thai Premier League.

=Bangkok United=

On 24 January 2016, Winothai joined Bangkok United.

=Chonburi FC=

On 26 June 2019, Winothai joined Chonburi on loan from Bangkok United. He scored his first goal for Chonburi in match against PTT Rayong.

=Retirement=

Teeratep officially announced his retirement from professional football on 28 November 2022.[https://www.siamsport.co.th/football-thailand/thaileague-1/7634/ ปิดตำนาน! "ลีซอ" ธีรเทพ ประกาศแขวนสตั๊ด ช่วยเทโร ดวล โคราชส่งท้ายอาชีพนักเตะ][https://www.siamsport.co.th/football-thailand/thaileague-1/7705/ "ลีซอ" ธีรเทพ เปิดใจหลังตัดสินใจแขวนเกือก] After he led his team, Police Tero to win against Nakhon Ratchasima by scoring the winning goal in the penalty spot for the team to collect 3 points as the final match by ending his football career at 96 goals in the Thai League 1.[https://www.siamsport.co.th/football-thailand/thaileague-1/7720/ อำลาน่าจดจำ! ลีซอ-ธีรเทพ เรียกโทษก่อนซัดเองนำชัยโปลิศเทโร ปิดฉากอาชีพนักเตะ][https://www.thaipost.net/sport-news/272157/ 'ลีซอ'ปิดฉากค้าแข้งฟุตบอลลีก ในวัย 37 ปีด้วย 96 ประตู เป้าหมาย'นายกสมาคมฯ']

International career

File:Teerathep Winothai.jpg in 2006]]

Teeratep has been included in the national team setup since a very young age and is a very versatile player, playing either on the wing or as a striker. Teeratep first came to the fore in the King's Cup in 2005 and has been a squad regular since, only being rested when called up to represent the nation in Olympic qualifying matches or in SEA Games. He represented Thailand in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship in New Zealand. In the final of the 2005 SEA Games match against Vietnam, he scored a hat-trick and helped Thailand claim the gold medal for the 7th consecutive time.

Teeratep has been called up to new coach Peter Reid's first squad selection, to play in the T&T Cup 2008 hosted by Vietnam. Teeratep was a member of the victorious T&T Cup 2008 winning squad.

On 6 March 2014, he played for Thailand against Lebanon in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification, and scored a goal.

Football Association of Thailand held a retirement farewell match on 14 December 2022, in honor of Teerathep, who has been a member of the Thai national team since he was 14 years old and has played for them at every level.[https://www.goal.com/th/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7/%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%8D%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%A9-%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AF%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%8A%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%89-%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%AD-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%8D%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1/blt670fe5c1f9581f9b จัดทำพิเศษ! สมาคมฯมอบสตั๊ดสองสีให้ 'ลีซอ' เกมอำลาสนาม] His performance in the first half, which lasted 30 minutes, resulted in a 1–0 loss for the Thai national football team versus the Chinese Taipei squad.[https://www.dailynews.co.th/news/1791317/ ‘ช้างศึก’ เครื่องพังแพ้ ‘ไต้หวัน’ ก่อนลุยอาเซียน ‘ลีซอ’ อำลาสนามแล้ว... สามารถติดตามต่อได้ที่ : https://www.dailynews.co.th/news/1791317/]

Style of play

Teeratep is known for his pace and work rate.[https://sport.trueid.net/detail/bM4PZB5gqR0M Sports Profile : ประวัติ "ลีซอ" ธีรเทพ วิโนทัย ตำนานกองหน้าทีมชาติไทย] Teeratep originally played as a striker, but could also play as a left winger or a right winger.

International goals

Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first.{{NFT player|id=22945|name=Teeratep Winothai}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	rowspan="2"\| 26 March 2006	rowspan="2"\| Chon Buri Stadium, Thailand	rowspan="2"\| {{fb\|PHI}}	2–0	rowspan="2"\| 5–0	rowspan="2"\| Friendly
2.	3–0
3.	8 October 2007	Suphachalasai Stadium, Thailand	{{fb\|MAC}}	4–1	6–1	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
4.	6 February 2008	Saitama Stadium 2002, Japan	{{fb\|JPN}}	1–1	1–4	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
5.	rowspan="2"\| 15 March 2008	rowspan="2"\| Kunming Tuodong Sports Center, China	rowspan="2"\| {{fb\|CHN}}	1–1	rowspan="2"\| 3–3	rowspan="2"\| Friendly
6.	2–1
7.	rowspan="2"\| 20 May 2008	rowspan="2"\| Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	rowspan="2"\| {{fb\|NEP}}	5–0	rowspan="2"\| 7–0	rowspan="2"\| Friendly
8.	7–0
9.	25 May 2008	Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	{{fb\|IRQ}}	1–0	2–1	Friendly
10.	2 June 2008	Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	{{fb\|BHR}}	2–2	2–3	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
11.	20 December 2008	Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	{{fb\|IDN}}	1–1	2–1	2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
12.	18 July 2009	SCG Stadium, Thailand	{{fb\|Pakistan}}	4–0	4–0	Friendly
13.	8 September 2010	Ambedkar Stadium, India	{{fb\|IND}}	1–0	2–1	Friendly
14.	26 January 2013	700th Anniversary Stadium, Thailand	{{fb\|PRK}}	1–0	2–2	2013 King's Cup
15.	5 March 2014	Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	{{fb\|LIB}}	1–3	2–5	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16.	14 July 2017	Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand	{{fb\|PRK}}	3–0	3–0	2017 King's Cup

Honours

=Club=

;Muangthong United

Thai Premier League (1): 2009

;Police United

Thai Division 1 League (1): 2015

=International=

;Thailand U-20

AFF U-19 Youth Championship (1): 2002

;Thailand U-23

Sea Games File:Med 1.png Gold medal (4): 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007

;Thailand

T&T Cup (1): 2008
King's Cup (1): 2017

=Individual=

Thai Premier League Striker of the Year (1): 2008
Thai Premier League Player of the Month (1): September 2013{{cite news|url=http://www.bangkokglassfc.com/bgnews.php?newid=932&lan=th|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124249/http://www.bangkokglassfc.com/bgnews.php?newid=932&lan=th|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 April 2014|script-title=th:"โค้ชแต๊ก" ควง "ลีซอ" ซิวโค้ชและนักเตะยอดเยี่ยมไทยลีกเดือน ก.ย.|work=bangkokglassfc|date=3 October 2013|access-date=3 October 2013|language=th}}