List of foreign Thai League 1 managers

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This is a list of the foreign managers (head coaches) in Thai League 1 during the professional era which began in 1996. The following manager:

1. have coached in at least one Thai League T1 official game for the respective club;
2. are sorted by the nationality. Coaches from the same country are sorted by the year of appointment.

Australia []

• Andrew Ord – BEC Tero Sasana – 2012
• Aurelio Vidmar – Bangkok Glass, BG Pathum United, Bangkok United – 2016–2017, 2021, 2022–

Belgium []

• René Desaeyere – Muangthong United, BEC Tero Sasana, Ratchaburi– 2010, 2013, 2018
• Stéphane Demol – BEC Tero Sasana – 2013

Brazil []

• Jose Alves Borges – TTM, Muangthong United, BEC Tero Sasana, Chiangrai United – 2004-2006, 2013-2014, 2019
• Carlos Roberto de Carvalho – Bangkok Glass, Muangthong United, Police United – 2010-2011, 2014
• – Sisaket – 2010
• – Esan United, TOT – 2012, 2015
• Alexandré Pölking– Army United, Suphanburi, Bangkok United– 2013–2020
• Alexandre Gama – Buriram United, Chiangrai United, Muangthong United– 2014-2016(1)2020-2021(2),2016-2018,2019-2020
• Stefano Cugurra Teco – Osotspa, Navy – 2014–2016
• Sérgio Farias–Suphanburi– 2015, 2016-2017
• – Suphanburi – 2016
• Ailton Silva– Chiangrai United, Chiangmai United– 2019, 2021-2022
• Carlos Eduardo Parreira – Chiangmai, Khonkaen United – 2018-2019, 2021-
• Arthur Bernardes – Rayong – 2020
• Emerson Pereira – Chiangrai United – 2020-

Bulgaria []

• Velizar Popov – Suphanburi, Sisaket – 2014,2017

Chile []

• – BEC Tero Sasana – 2010

Croatia []

• Dragan Talajić – Muangthong United – 2014–2016
• Drago Mamić -Chainat Hornbill - 2017-2018

England []

• Jason Withe – BEC Tero Sasana, Bangkok Bank F.C., Songkhla United – 1999–2001, 2003–2005, 2014
• Robbie Fowler – Muangthong United – 2011
• Dave Booth – BEC Tero Sasana, Sisaket – 2006, 2011
• Peter Butler – BEC Tero Sasana – 2011
• Phil Stubbins – Police United, Bangkok Glass – 2012–2013
• Scott Cooper – Buriram United, Muangthong United, Ubon UMT United F.C. – 2013–2014, 2017
• Gary Stevens – Army United, Port – 2014–2015
• Peter Withe – PTT Rayong – 2014
• Mike Mulvey – BEC Tero Sasana - 2017
• Kevin Blackwell – Nakhon Ratchasima – 2022–

Finland []

• Mika Lönnström – Police United, Saraburi – 2014, 2015
• Mixu Paatelainen – Ubon UMT United – 2018

France []

• Regis Laguesse – BEC Tero Sasana – 2007
• Christophe Larrouilh – BEC Tero Sasana – 2008-2009

Germany []

• Peter Stubbe – BEC Tero Sasana – 1996
• Hans Emser – Bangkok Glass – 2009
• Winfried Schäfer – Muangthong United – 2013
• Franz Schwarzwälder – Songkhla United – 2013
• Christian Ziege - Ratchaburi - 2018
• Goran Barjaktarević – Chonburi – 2018
• Dennis Amato - Chainat Hornbill F.C.- 2016–2019

Iran []

• Afshin Ghotbi – Buriram United – 2016

Italy []

• Marco Simone - Ratchaburi - 2019

Japan []

• Masahiro Wada – Chonburi, Port – 2014, 2015
• Koichi Sugiyama – BBCU, Chainat– 2016
• Sugao Kambe – Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon UMT United– 2013–2016, 2018
• Tetsuya Murayama – Samut Prakan City – 2019
• Masami Taki – Chiangrai United, Rayong, PT Prachuap – 2020-2021
• Masatada Ishii – Samut Prakan City, Buriram United – 2019–
• Yasushi Yoshida – Samut Prakan City – 2021–
• Makoto Teguramori – BG Pathum United – 2022–

Netherland []

• Henk Wisman – Chiangrai United – 2013

Northern Ireland []

• Kenny Shiels – BEC Tero Sasana – 2015

Nigeria []

• Adebayo Gbadebo – Suphanburi – 2017-

North Macedonia []

• Mario Gjurovski – Muangthong United – 2020-

Portugal []

• Henrique Calisto – Muangthong United – 2011
• Rui Bento – Bangkok United – 2014
• Manuel Cajuda – BEC Tero Sasana – 2015
• Bruno Pereira – Ratchaburi Mitr Phol – 2022–

Scotland []

• Matt Elliott – Army United – 2014

Serbia []

• Slaviša Jokanović – Muangthong United – 2012–2013
• Božidar Bandović – Buriram United, BEC Tero Sasana, Sisaket – 2014–2020
• Miloš Joksić– Pattaya United, Nakhon Ratchasima– 2016–2019
• Branko Smiljanić – BEC Tero Sasana – 2016
• Ranko Popović–Buriram United– 2016–2017
• Radovan Ćurčić – Muangthong United – 2018
• Ljubomir Ristovski – Navy, Sukhothai – 2018–2019

Spain []

• Ivan Palanco – Ratchaburi – 2013
• Alejandro Menéndez – Buriram United – 2013
• Ricardo Rodríguez – Ratchaburi, Bangkok Glass, Suphanburi – 2013–2015, 2016
• Josep Ferré – Ratchaburi – 2015
• Pacheta – Ratchaburi– 2016–2017
• Manolo Márquez – Ratchaburi – 2018-2019

South Korea []

• – Sisaket – 2010
• – TTM – 2011
• Lee Young-moo – TTM – 2011
• Kim Hak-chul-Pattaya United – 2016
• Yoon Jong-hwan – Muangthong United – 2019

Sweden []

• Sven-Göran Eriksson – BEC Tero Sasana – 2012

Tunisia []

• Lassaad Chabbi – Ratchaburi – 2018

Wales []

• Jason Brown - Air Force Central- 2018-2019

See also[]

• List of Thai League 1 managers