Therdsak Chaiman

Therdsak Chaiman (; born 29 September 1973) is a Thai football manager and former attacking midfielder. Regarded as one of Southeast Asia's greatest-ever footballers, he is affectionately known among Thai fans as Uncle Therd .

He is the current technical director of Cambodian club Nagaworld.

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 Competition1. August 31, 1998 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 3–2 Won 1998 Tiger Cup2. June 18, 2000 Bangkok, Thailand 2–0 Won Friendly3. June 18, 2000 Bangkok, Thailand 2–0 Won Friendly4. September 1, 2000 Shanghai, China 1–3 Lost 2000 Four Nations Tournament5. September 3, 2000 Shanghai, China 4–2 Won 2000 Four Nations Tournament6. October 6, 2000 Doha, Qatar 1–1 Draw Friendly7. January 30, 2001 Bangkok, Thailand 3–1 Won Friendly8. June 13, 2001 Beirut, Lebanon 4–2 Won 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 9. June 15, 2001 Beirut, Lebanon 3–0 Won 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 10. December 8, 2002 Bangkok, Thailand 2–1 Won Friendly11. December 8, 2002 Bangkok, Thailand 2–1 Won Friendly12. December 20, 2002 Singapore 1–3 Lost 2002 Tiger Cup 13. December 29, 2002 Jakarta, Indonesia 4–2 (pens) Won 2002 Tiger Cup14. February 18, 2003 Bangkok, Thailand 1–1 Draw 2003 King's Cup15. November 19, 2003 Bangkok, Thailand 1–0 Won 2004 Asian Cup Qualification 16. August 19, 2004 Bangkok, Thailand 1–2 Lost Friendly17. October 8, 2004 Bangkok, Thailand 2–3 Lost Friendly18. October 13, 2004 Bangkok, Thailand 3–0 Won 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 19. December 10, 2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–1 Draw 2004 Tiger Cup20. December 12, 2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8–0 Won 2004 Tiger Cup21. November 14, 2009 Singapore 3–1 Won 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 22. January 20, 2010 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 1–3 Lost 2010 King's Cup

Managerial statistics

Honours

As player BEC Tero Sasana Thai Premier League (2): 2000, 2001-02 Thai FA Cup (1): 2000 Kor Royal Cup (1): 2001

Singapore Armed Forces S.League (5): 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Singapore Cup (2): 2007, 2008

Chonburi Thai FA Cup (1): 2010 Kor Royal Cup (2): 2011, 2012

International Thailand AFF Championship (2): 2000, 2002

Individual AFC Champions League Most Valuable Player : 2002–03 AFC Futsal Championship Top Scorers : 2000 AFF Championship Most Valuable Player : 2002 ASEAN Club Championship Most Valuable Player: 2003 Thai Premier League Player of the Month : May 2010

As manager Chonburi

Thai FA Cup: 2016

Uthai Thani Thai League 3: 2021–22 Thai League 3 Northern Region: 2021–22

Individual Thai League 3 Coach of the Year: 2021–22