Tana Chanabut

Tana Chanabut
Personal information
Full name	Tana Chanabut
Date of birth	6 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Khon Kaen, Thailand
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward / Winger
Team information
Current team	Port (assistant)
Youth career
2000–2003	Bangkok Christian College
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	Thailand Tobacco Monopoly
2006–2007	PEA
2008–2011	Pattaya United
2008	→ Chonburi (loan)
2012	Esan United
2012–2016	Police United
2016–2018	Port
2018–2019	Nongbua Pitchaya
2019–2021	Khon Kaen United
2021–2022	Muang Loei United
Total
International career‡
2003–2007	Thailand U23
2008–2016	Thailand
Managerial career
2021	Ubon Kruanapat
2022	Rajpracha
2022–	Port (assistant)
Medal record
Thailand under-23
Sea Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2015; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2016

Tana Chanabut (Thai: ธนา ชะนะบุตร; born June 6, 1984), simply known as Man (Thai: แมน) is a Thai retired professional football player.

Club career

Tana has also played for Thailand Premier League side Provincial Electricity Authority FC and Coke's rivals Chonburi FC whom he played on loan at for the second half of the Thailand Premier League 2008 season, when Chonburi themselves came runners up.

He moved back to Coke at the end of the 2008 league campaign.

International career

On 8 September 2015, he played for Thailand in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Iraq.

Coaching career

Tana started his coaching as a player-coach role when he was at Khon Kaen United. In June 2021, Tana was appointed as a manager for the first time for Ubon Kruanapat. However, he was sacked on 7 November 2021 after his team lost on 4 consecutive games. In December 2021, he joined Muang Loei United as a player-coach role for the second time.

Style of play

Tana is known for his speed and acceleration.^[1]

International

As of 11 October 2016^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Thailand	2008	9	1
	2012	2	0
	2013	1	0
	2015	3	1
	2016	6	1
Total		21	3

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	March 15, 2008	Kunming, China	China	3–3	3–3	Friendly
2.	November 12, 2015	Bangkok, Thailand	Chinese Taipei	4–2	4–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	October 6, 2016	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–2	1–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification