Therdsak Chaiman (Thai: เทิดศักดิ์ ใจมั่น; born 29 September 1973) is a Thai football manager and former attacking midfielder.[1] Regarded[by whom?] as one of Southeast Asia's greatest-ever footballers, he is affectionately known among Thai fans as Uncle Therd (Thai: น้าเทิด).[2]
 Chaiman as manager of Chonburi in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Therdsak Chaiman | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suphan Buri, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Nagaworld (technical director) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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– | Nagaworld (technical director) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
He is the current technical director of Cambodian club Nagaworld.
Club career
editIn 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.[citation needed] 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.[3]
Managerial career
editOn 21 December 2015, Chonburi appointed Therdsak as head coach, replacing Jadet Meelarp.[4] 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.[5]
International career
editTherdsak 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
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | August 31, 1998 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 3–2 | Won | 1998 Tiger Cup | |
| 2. | June 18, 2000 | Bangkok, Thailand | 2–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 3. | June 18, 2000 | Bangkok, Thailand | 2–0 | Won | Friendly | |
| 4. | September 1, 2000 | Shanghai, China | 1–3 | Lost | 2000 Four Nations Tournament | |
| 5. | September 3, 2000 | Shanghai, China | 4–2 | Won | 2000 Four Nations Tournament | |
| 6. | October 6, 2000 | Doha, Qatar | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly | |
| 7. | January 30, 2001 | Bangkok, Thailand | 3–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 8. | 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 | Friendly | |
| 11. | December 8, 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | 2–1 | Won | Friendly | |
| 12. | December 20, 2002 | Singapore | 1–3 | Lost | 2002 Tiger Cup | |
| 13. | December 29, 2002 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 4–2 (pens) | Won | 2002 Tiger Cup | |
| 14. | February 18, 2003 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1–1 | Draw | 2003 King's Cup | |
| 15. | November 19, 2003 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1–0 | Won | 2004 Asian Cup Qualification | |
| 16. | August 19, 2004 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1–2 | Lost | Friendly | |
| 17. | October 8, 2004 | Bangkok, Thailand | 2–3 | Lost | Friendly | |
| 18. | 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 Cup | |
| 20. | December 12, 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 8–0 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup | |
| 21. | 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
edit- As of match played 23 December 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Chonburi | 1 January 2016 | 19 November 2017 | 69 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 43.48 | |
| Phuket City | 1 January 2019 | 30 November 2019 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 37.93 | |
| Uthai Thani | 28 September 2020 | 21 December 2020 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20.00 | |
| Uthai Thani | 21 April 2021 | 31 May 2022 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 71.43 | |
| Pattaya United | 8 August 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 66.67 | |
| Rayong | 5 July 2023 | 25 December 2023 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 47.62 | |
| Total | 173 | 83 | 41 | 49 | 47.98 | |||
Honours
editPlayer
edit- BEC Tero Sasana
- Thai Premier League (2): 2000, 2001-02
- Thai FA Cup (1): 2000
- Kor Royal Cup (1): 2001
- Singapore Armed Forces
- Chonburi
- Thai FA Cup (1): 2010
- Kor Royal Cup (2): 2011, 2012
International
edit- Thailand
- AFF Championship (2): 2000, 2002
Individual
edit- AFC Champions League Most Valuable Player (1): 2002–03
- AFC Futsal Championship Top Scorers (1): 2000
- AFF Championship Most Valuable Player (1): 2002
- Thai Premier League Player of the Month (1): May 2010
Manager
editUthai Thani
Individual
edit- Thai League 3 Coach of the Year: 2021–22
References
edit- ^ TRIBE TALK: คุยกับ “เทิดศักดิ์ ใจมั่น” แข้งไทย MVP คนแรกและคนเดียวใน ACL
- ^ ย้อนรอยตำนานไทยลีก : เทิดศักดิ์ ใจมั่น แข้งยอดเยี่ยมเอเชียหนึ่งเดียวของไทย
- ^ "ปิดฉาก 23 ปี! "เทิดศักดิ์" แขวนสตั๊ดลุยงานโค้ชเต็มตัว".
- ^ Insawang, Arwatchanon (22 December 2015). "Chonburi appoints Therdsak Chaiman as head coach". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ รับผิดชอบผลงาน! เทิดศักดิ์ ประกาศลาออก กุนซือฉลามชลเรียบร้อย (มีคลิป)
External links
edit- Profile at Goal