Wilavan Apinyapong
| Wilavan Apinyapong วิลาวัณย์ อภิญญาพงศ์ | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Give | ||
| Born | June 6, 1984 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Spike | 294 cm (116 in) | ||
| Block | 282 cm (111 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||
| Current club | Supreme Chonburi | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
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Honours | |||
Wilavan Apinyapong (Thai: วิลาวัณย์ อภิญญาพงศ์; RTGS: Wilawan Aphinyaphong, born June 6, 1984) is a Thai professional volleyball player who plays for Azerbaijan Club Igtisadchi Baku in the Azerbaijan Super League and the Thai National Team as an Outside Hitter.[1] She was the captain for the Thailand women's national volleyball team from 2008 to 2016 when Pleumjit took the captain role.
Apinyapong led the Thai team to win the first gold medal at 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship and beaten China 3-1 for the first time in history. She again led the team to victory in the 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship where she also received the MVP award of the event.
Career
[edit]Apinyapong signed with the Spanish professional club IBSA Club Voleibol for the 2007–2008 season of the Spanish Superliga, playing with her countrymate Nootsara Tomkom.[2][3] For the next two seasons, she and some of her Thai teammates, such as Malika Kanthong, Amporn Hyapha signed with the Turkish club Ereğli Belediye and had a successful club career there.
In 2010, she signed with the Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande under coach Jenny Lang Ping. Along with the Olympics MVP Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Logan Tom, Jovana Brakočević. She was benched most of the time during the season because of the limitation on foreigner players were only two foreign players were allowed on the court.
Next season, she moved to another Chinese club team Fujian Xi Meng Bao and played alongside good friend Pleumjit Thinkaow and Chinese Olympics bronze medalist Xu Yunli.
The Thai team went on to finish in fourth place at the 2012 World Grand Prix, making it the best result for Thailand since 2002 as the Thai team participated for the first time. After winning the gold medal against China at the 2012 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship, Apinyapong and her 6 other teammates signed for Igtisadchi Baku and helped the team to win the silver medal at the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League. They also qualified for the 2013/2014 CEV Women's Champions League for the very first time since the club was founded.
In 2013 she received the MVP award at the 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship . She extended the contract with Igtisadchi Baku for one more year and was subsequently appointed captain. In late 2013, after winning the gold medal at 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Apinyapong said that she will not go to compete at the 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship because she is set to join the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, considering that she might have a chance to win at least one medal.
In 2015 she played with the local Bangkok Glass on loan.[4] She also played on loan with Bangkok Glass in 2016.[5] She moved to the Vietnamese VTV Bình Điền Long An in 2017, playing on loan.[6]
She is on the list 2019 Korea-Thailand all star super match competition.[7]
After not qualifying to the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wilavan decided to retire after representing Thailand for 20 years, along with Nootsara.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Apinyapong married Nattapong Kesapan, at Kham Sakaesaeng, Nakhon Ratchasima on 7 May 2017.[10] Apinyapong graduated from Bangkok University with a bachelor and a master's degree.[11]
Clubs
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Vinh Long VC (2006–2007)
Sang Som (2007–2008)
IBSA Club Voleibol (2007–2008)
Ereğli Belediye (2008–2010)- Federbrau (2010–2011)
Guangzhou Evergrande (2010–2011)- Chang (2011–2012)
- Fujian Xi Meng Bao (2011–2012)
Igtisadchi Baku (2012–2014)- Nakhon Ratchasima (2013–2015)
- Bangkok Glass (2015) (loan)
- Supreme Chonburi (2015–2021)
- Bangkok Glass (2016) (loan)
- VTV BĐ LA (2017) (loan)
Awards
[edit]Individuals
[edit]- 2011 Asian Club Championship – "Most valuable player"
- 2013 Asian Championship – "Most valuable player"
- 2014–15 Thailand League – "Best scorer"
- 2014–15 Thailand League – "Best outside spiker"
- 2016 Asian Club Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2016 VTV Cup Championship – "Best outside spiker"
- 2016–17 Thailand League – "Best outside spiker"
- 2018–19 Thailand League – "Best outside spiker"
Clubs
[edit]- 2006 Thailand League –
Champion, with Nakhon Ratchasima - 2010–11 Chinese League –
Runner-up, with Guangzhou Evergrande - 2012–13 Azerbaijan Super League – Runner-up, with Igtisadchi Baku
- 2013–14 Thailand League – Champion, with Nakhon Ratchasima
- 2015–16 Thailand League – Runner-up, with Supreme Chonburi
- 2016–17 Thailand League – Champion, with Supreme Chonburi
- 2017–18 Thailand League – Champion, with Supreme Chonburi
- 2018–19 Thailand League – Runner-up, with Supreme Chonburi
- 2017 Thai–Denmark Super League – Champion, with Supreme Chonburi
- 2018 Thai–Denmark Super League – Champion, with Supreme Chonburi
- 2019 Thai–Denmark Super League – Champion, with Supreme Chonburi
- 2009 Asian Club Championship – Champion, with Federbrau
- 2010 Asian Club Championship – Champion, with Federbrau
- 2011 Asian Club Championship – Champion, with Chang
- 2012 Asian Club Championship –
Bronze medal, with Chang - 2015 Asian Club Championship – Champion, with Bangkok Glass
- 2016 Asian Club Championship – Bronze medal, with Bangkok Glass
- 2017 Asian Club Championship – Champion, with Supreme Chonburi
- 2018 Asian Club Championship – Champion, with Supreme Chonburi
- 2019 Asian Club Championship – Runner-up, with Supreme Chonburi
Royal decorations
[edit]- 2013 -
Commander (Third Class) of The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant[12] - 2010 -
Companion (Fourth Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player's biography". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "El anfitrión Ibsa sueña con meterse en las semifinales". Canarias7 (in Spanish). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. EFE. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "SFV: Previa de la décimotercera jornada de la Fase Regular" (in Spanish). RFEVB. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "BG in Vietnam : อะไรก็เกิดขึ้นได้กับลูกวอลเลย์ - บทความวอลเลย์บอล". 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016.
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- ^ ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก และเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย ให้แก่นักกีฬาวอลเลย์บอลหญิงทีมชาติไทยและเจ้าหน้าที่ เล่ม ๑๓๐ ตอนที่ ๒๒ ข ๑๐ ตุลาคม ๒๕๕๖ หน้า ๑
- ^ 20 นักตบปลื้มรับเครื่องราชฯทำคุณประโยชน์ด้านกีฬา
External links
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Media related to Wilavan Apinyapong at Wikimedia Commons
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- Living people
- Thai women's volleyball players
- 1984 births
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Igtisadchi Baku volleyball players
- Thai expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Thai expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Sportspeople from Nakhon Ratchasima province
- Asian Games silver medalists for Thailand
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Thailand
- Thailand women's international volleyball players
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for Thailand
- SEA Games medalists in volleyball
- Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
- Outside hitters
- Thai expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Thai expatriate sportspeople in China
- Thai expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
- Expatriate volleyball players in Spain
- Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
- Expatriate volleyball players in China
- Expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate volleyball players in Vietnam
- Bangkok University alumni