Therdsak Chaiman

Therdsak Chaiman

Chaiman as manager of Chonburi in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Therdsak Chaiman
Date of birth	(1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 53)
Place of birth	Suphan Buri, Thailand
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chonburi (Head Coach)
Youth career
1989–1991	Rajadamnern Commercial College
1992–1993	Stock Exchange of Thailand
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1998	Royal Thai Navy	97	(33)
1998–1999	Osotspa	34	(12)
2000–2003	BEC Tero Sasana	65	(17)
2002	→ SAFFC (loan)	33	(27)
2004	Dong A Bank	28	(8)
2005–2009	SAFFC	112	(47)
2010–2017	Chonburi	108	(40)
Total		477	(184)
International career
1994–2010	Thailand	75	(22)
1999–2005	Thailand (futsal)	48	(62)
Managerial career
2015	Chonburi (assistant)
2016–2017	Chonburi
2018	Chonburi (assistant)
2019	Phuket City
2020	Port (assistant)
2020	Uthai Thani
2021–2022	Uthai Thani
2022–2023	Pattaya Dolphins United
2023	Rayong
2023–2026	Nagaworld (technical director)
2026–	Chonburi
Medal record Thailand AFF Championship Winner 2000 Team Winner 2002 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Therdsak Chaiman (Thai: เทิดศักดิ์ ใจมั่น; born 29 September 1973) is a Thai football manager and former attacking midfielder. Regarded^{[by whom?]} as one of Southeast Asia's greatest-ever footballers, he is affectionately known among Thai fans as Uncle Therd (Thai: น้าเทิด). Therdsak is currently the head coach of Thai League 1 club Chonburi.

Club career

In 2002, he was loaned out to SAFFC in 2002 and proceeded to win the S.League player of the year. In 2003, Therdsak led BEC Tero Sasana to the final of the AFC Champions League against Al Ain FC in 2003. He scored against Taejon Citizen and Shanghai Shenhua in the process and was named the 2003 AFC Champions League most valuable player. In 2004, Therdsak secured a move to Vietnam's East Asia Bank but did not settle well due to a stomach muscle injury which kept him out for seven months. He promptly rejoined his former club SAFFC in 2005 despite interest from Home United Football Club. Despite his diminutive frame, Therdsak has proved to be more than capable to play with the bigwigs of international football, and at his peak, impressing many with his surging runs, vision and shot technique not often seen among footballers of his region.

Therdsak officially announced his retirement from professional football on 19 November 2017 after end of Thai League 1 season 2017 with quit of the manager job at Chonburi.

Managerial career

On 21 December 2015, Chonburi appointed Therdsak as head coach, replacing Jadet Meelarp. He made the official managerial debut on 2 February 2016 in an AFC Champions League qualification match against Yangon United, where Chonburi won 3–2 at home after extra time. They then lost 0–9 to FC Tokyo from Japan and failed to reach the AFC Champions League's final stages.

International career

Therdsak served Thailand in international football from 1994 to 2010, winning two AFF Championships and playing at three AFC Asian Cups, the last of which Thailand co-hosted in 2007. He also played for the Thailand national futsal team.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	August 31, 1998	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Indonesia	3–2	Won	1998 Tiger Cup
2.	June 18, 2000	Bangkok, Thailand	Uzbekistan	2–0	Won	Friendly
3.	June 18, 2000	Bangkok, Thailand	Uzbekistan	2–0	Won	Friendly
4.	September 1, 2000	Shanghai, China	China	1–3	Lost	2000 Four Nations Tournament
5.	September 3, 2000	Shanghai, China	Uzbekistan	4–2	Won	2000 Four Nations Tournament
6.	October 6, 2000	Doha, Qatar	Qatar	1–1	Draw	Friendly
7.	January 30, 2001	Bangkok, Thailand	Kyrgyzstan	3–1	Won	Friendly
8.	June 13, 2001	Beirut, Lebanon	Sri Lanka	4–2	Won	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	June 15, 2001	Beirut, Lebanon	Pakistan	3–0	Won	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	December 8, 2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	2–1	Won	Friendly
11.	December 8, 2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	2–1	Won	Friendly
12.	December 20, 2002	Singapore	Malaysia	1–3	Lost	2002 Tiger Cup
13.	December 29, 2002	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	4–2 (pens)	Won	2002 Tiger Cup
14.	February 18, 2003	Bangkok, Thailand	Qatar	1–1	Draw	2003 King's Cup
15.	November 19, 2003	Bangkok, Thailand	Tajikistan	1–0	Won	2004 Asian Cup Qualification
16.	August 19, 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Malaysia	1–2	Lost	Friendly
17.	October 8, 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Jordan	2–3	Lost	Friendly
18.	October 13, 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	United Arab Emirates	3–0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
19.	December 10, 2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Myanmar	1–1	Draw	2004 Tiger Cup
20.	December 12, 2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Timor-Leste	8–0	Won	2004 Tiger Cup
21.	November 14, 2009	Singapore	Singapore	3–1	Won	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
22.	January 20, 2010	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Poland	1–3	Lost	2010 King's Cup

Managerial statistics

As of match played 23 December 2023

Honours

References

External links

• Profile at Goal