Sasom Pobprasert
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sasom Pobprasert | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Nakhon Sawan, Thailand | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PT Prachuap (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Thai Farmers Bank | 91 | (22) |
| 1998–2002 | BEC Tero Sasana | 45 | (13) |
| Total | 136 | (35) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984 | Thailand U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | Thailand | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Thailand U14 | ||
| 2003–2004 | Thailand U16 | ||
| 2004–2005 | BEC Tero Sasana | ||
| 2009–2011 | Thai Port | ||
| 2011 | Buriram | ||
| 2011 | Thailand U16 | ||
| 2012–2014 | Bangkok United | ||
| 2014 | Thailand U19 | ||
| 2015–2018 | Air Force Central | ||
| 2019–2023 | Chonburi | ||
| 2024– | PT Prachuap | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sasom Pobprasert (Thai: สะสม พบประเสริฐ; born 10 October 1967) is a Thai professional football manager and former football player he is the current head coach of Thai League 1 club PT Prachuap.
He is also a former footballer in Thailand who played as midfielder for Thailand national team, including an appearance in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.[1] He scored one goal for the national team.
He vary from the player and manager to the football pundit with the mantle of commentator who analysis for the football matches alongside TrueVisions and PPTV channel.[2]
In 2009, he became the manager of Thai Premier League side Thai Port[3] He has made an instant impact at PAT Stadium and has targeted a top five finish for the 2009 season. He previously managed BEC Tero Sasana from 2004 until early 2005.
Managerial career
[edit]PT Prachuap
[edit]On 31 January 2024, Sasom was appointed head coach of PT Prachuap, replacing compatriot Dusit Chalermsan.
International goals
[edit]| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 February 1997 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Sweden |
1–3 | Lost | 1997 King's Cup |
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 November 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Port | 1 January 2009 | 30 June 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Thailand U16 | 1 July 2011 | 31 July 2011 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Bangkok United | 1 January 2012 | 30 November 2013 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25.00 |
| Air Force Central | 1 January 2015 | 3 April 2018 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.09 |
| Chonburi | 3 June 2019 | 10 April 2023 | 117 | 48 | 22 | 47 | 41.03 |
| PT Prachuap | 31 January 2024 | Present | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 38.24 |
| Total | 202 | 74 | 46 | 82 | 36.63 | ||
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Thai Farmers Bank
- Asian Club Championship: 1993-94, 1994-95
- Kor Royal Cup: 1992, 1993, 1995
- Queen's Cup: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
BEC Tero Sasana
- Thai Premier League: 2000, 2001-02
- Kor Royal Cup: 2000
Manager
[edit]Thailand U16
Thai Port
Chonburi
- Thai FA Cup runners-up: 2020–21
Individual
- Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: September 2021, September 2022, April 2024
References
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Thai football managers
- People from Nakhon Sawan province
- Thai men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Police Tero F.C. players
- Police Tero F.C. managers
- Songkhla United F.C. managers
- Port F.C. managers
- Chonburi F.C. managers
- PT Prachuap F.C. managers
- Thai League 1 managers
- Thai football midfielder stubs