Tai Bundit
| Tai Bundit | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | Anusorn Bundit | ||||||
| Nickname | Tai | ||||||
| Nationality | Thailand | ||||||
| Coaching information | |||||||
| Current team | Creamline Cool Smashers | ||||||
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| Volleyball information | |||||||
| Position | Head coach | ||||||
| Current club | Nakhon Ratchasima | ||||||
Anusorn "Tai" Bundit (Thai: อนุสร บัณฑิตย์[1]) is a Thai volleyball coach.
Career[edit]
Bundit who became known affectionally as Coach Tai in the Philippines, has coached in his home country of Thailand. He was coach of the country's B national team and a professional club in the Thai premier league.[2] He was a coach of the Thailand women's national team at the 2006 Asian Games which placed fourth.[1]
In 2014, Bundit was tasked by the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines to lead its women's team at the UAAP.[2] Despite limited English fluency, he was able to stir the team to win their first ever championship in UAAP Season 76.[3] This was followed by another title in Season 77. He would coach Ateneo until 2018, last mentoring the team in Season 80.[4]
Bundit became head coach of the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League.[5] He helped the team win three PVL titles and two-runner up finishes.[6]
He was named as an assistant coach of the Philippine women's national team under the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF). Bundit resigned from the national team in August 2021, citing family reasons amidst rising COVID-19 cases in Thailand amidst a pandemic. This also rendered his status with Creamline as uncertain as he returned to Thailand.[7][8]
In January 2022, Creamline stated that it is working to bring back Bundit to the Philippines and maintains that he still the team's coach.[6] However, due to the COVID-19 situation in Thailand, Creamline advised Bundit to stay in Thailand. Sherwin Meneses was appointed to lead the team in lieu of Bundit at least for the PVL Open Conference.[9]
Nakhon Ratchasima announced Bundit as their head coach in November 2022.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "อนุสร บัณฑิตย์ : โค้ชจากเมืองไทย ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ในแดนตากาล็อก" [Anusorn Bundit: The great Philippine coach from Thailand]. SMM Sport (in Thai). SMM Plus Co., Ltd. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b Lagunzad, Chris (17 March 2014). "Ateneo's coach Tai and the birth of #heartstrong". Yahoo!. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Giongco, Mark (16 March 2014). "Language not an issue as Thai coach gets message across to Lady Eagles". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Naredo, Camille (30 April 2018). "Ateneo formally bids goodbye to volleyball coach Tai Bundit". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (19 August 2021). "PNVF: Tai Bundit 'benefitted' from visa in PVL before resignation". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Thai Bundit will return as Cool Smashers head coach". BusinessWorld. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Agcaoli, Lance (18 August 2021). "Tai Bundit resigns as assistant coach of Philippine team". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ de la Peña, Leobert Julian (20 August 2021). "Tai Bundit leaves PH women's national volleyball team coaching staff". Daily Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Villar, Joey (17 February 2022). "Meneses takes over Creamline's coaching reins from Bundit". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Tai Bundit now coach of top Thailand club Nakhon Ratchasima". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.