Panuwat Janta
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Panuwat Janta 1979 in Chantaburi, Thailand
) is a Thai
futsal
Defender
, and currently the captain of Thailand national futsal team
.
He competed for Thailand at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
finals.
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...
) is a Thai
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
Defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, and currently the captain of Thailand national futsal team
Thailand national futsal team
The Thailand national futsal team represents Thailand in international futsal competitions and is controlled by Football Association of Thailand.Thailand may be usual underdogs at the 11-a-side game, but on the futsal court they are one of Asia's finest sides...
.
He competed for Thailand at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
The 2008 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in Brazil from September 30 to October 19. It was the sixth World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body. The venues were Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasília and Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. The...
finals.