Teerasak Po-on

Teerasak Po-on (Thai: ธีระศักดิ์ โพธิ์อ้น; born 18 May 1978) is a Thai professional football manager and former player, who is the currently the manager of Thai League 1 club Nakhon Ratchasima.

Teerasak Po-on
Personal information
Full name Teerasak Po-on
Date of birth (1978-05-18) 18 May 1978
Place of birth Chonburi, Thailand
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nakhon Ratchasima (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Thai Farmers Bank 98 (15)
2001–2003 Sembawang Rangers 31 (2)
2004 Krung Thai Bank 25 (3)
2005–2006 Provincial Electricity Authority 55 (7)
2007–2010 Chonburi 52 (4)
2010 → Chanthaburi (loan) 18 (0)
2011–2014 Chiangrai United 104 (0)
Total 383 (31)
International career
1996–1997 Thailand U17
1998 Thailand U19
1999–2000 Thailand U23
Managerial career
2012 Chiangrai United (caretaker)
2013 Chiangrai United (player-manager)
2014–2016 Chiangrai United
2016–2019 PTT Rayong
2019–2022 Nakhon Ratchasima
2022 PT Prachuap
2023– Nakhon Ratchasima
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Teerasak played for Thailand at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.[1]

Managerial career

Chiangrai United

In 2012, it was announced that Teerasak become player-manager of his first club Chiangrai United. In 2014, it was announced that Po-on would be the head coach at Chiangrai United for the next season, after retiring from professional football on the same day. He managed the team until 20 October 2016.

PTT Rayong

In 2016, Teerasak Po-on was appointed to be the head coach of PTT Rayong. He led the team in 2018 Thai League 2 and led the team back to Thai League 1 again.

Return to Nakhon Ratchasima

On 5 February 2023, Teerasak returned to Nakhon Ratchasima, agreeing a two-year contract to replace outgoing manager Kevin Blackwell. His first game in charge was a Thai FA Cup match on 8 February 2023 against Suphanburi, ending with a 5–1 victory for Nakhon Ratchasima.

On 21 April 2023, a Thai League 2 match against Nongbua Pitchaya ending with a 3–0 victory for Nakhon Ratchasima. As a result, the team won the Thai League 2 championship in the 2023–24 season, even though the last match was left to play against Chanthaburi because Nakhon Ratchasima had a better Head To Head result than Nongbua Pitchaya and was considered the first champion in 10 years for the team. [2]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 27 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Chiangrai United 23 November 2013 20 October 2016 120493140040.83
PTT Rayong 2 November 2016 27 October 2019 102452235044.12
Nakhon Ratchasima 27 October 2019 8 March 2022 60221622036.67
PT Prachuap 15 June 2022 11 November 2022 14428028.57
Nakhon Ratchasima 5 February 2023 Present 51251511049.02
Total 34714586116041.79

Honours

Player

Krung Thai Bank

Chonburi

Thailand

Manager

PTT Rayong

Nakhon Ratchasima

Individual

References
  1. Teerasak Po-on – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. "สนามแตก! มาดามแป้ง มอบถ้วยแชมป์ไทยลีก 2 ให้ นครราชสีมา - ท่ามกลามแฟน 24,556 คน". Goal.com. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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