Therdsak Chaiman

Therdsak Chaiman
Personal information
Full name	Therdsak Chaiman
Date of birth	29 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Suphanburi, Thailand
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chonburi
Number	8
Youth career
1991–1993	Suphanburi
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1998	Rajnavy Rayong
1998–1999	Osotspa
2000–2003	BEC Tero Sasana
2002	→ SAFFC (loan)
2004	Dong A Bank
2005–2009	SAFFC
2010–	Chonburi
International career‡
1994–2010	Thailand
Managerial career
2015–	Chonburi (player-manager)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2010

Therdsak Chaiman (Thai: เทิดศักดิ์ ใจมั่น, born September 29, 1973), simply known as Uncle Therd (Thai: น้าเทิด), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Thai Premier League club Chonburi and the manager. Therdsak is a free kick specialist and can shoot with both feet.

Club career

Therdsak is regarded^{[by whom?]} as one of Southeast Asia's finest footballers. In 2002, he was loaned out to SAFFC in 2002 and proceeded to win the S.League player of the year. In 2003, Therdsak led BEC Tero Sasana to the final of the AFC Champions League against Al Ain FC in 2003. He scored against Taejon Citizen and Shanghai Shenhua in the process and was named the 2003 AFC Champions League most valuable player. In 2004, Therdsak secured a move to Vietnam's East Asia Bank but did not settle well due to a stomach muscle injury which kept him out for seven months. He promptly rejoined his former club SAFFC in 2005 despite interest from Home United Football Club. Despite his diminutive frame, Therdsak has proved to be more than capable to play with the bigwigs of international football, and at his peak, impressing many with his surging runs, vision and shot technique not often seen among footballers of his region.^{[citation needed]} In December of 2015 it was announced that Therdsak would become the new manager of Chonburi after the departure of Jadet Meelarp.^[1]

International career

In 2002, Therdsak was instrumental for the Thailand national football team in the Tiger Cup which they won. He was awarded the Tiger Cup Most Valuable Player Award for his displays in the tournament. In June 2007, he was recalled into the national football team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup after a lengthy absence from the team due to fatigue.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	August 31, 1998	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Indonesia	3-2	Won	1998 Tiger Cup
2.	June 18, 2000	Bangkok, Thailand	Uzbekistan	2-0	Won	Friendly
3.	June 18, 2000	Bangkok, Thailand	Uzbekistan	2-0	Won	Friendly
4.	September 1, 2000	Beijing, China	China	1-3	Lost	Friendly Tournament
5.	September 3, 2000	Beijing, China	Uzbekistan	4-2	Won	Friendly Tournament
6.	October 6, 2000	Doha, Qatar	Qatar	1-1	Draw	Friendly
7.	January 30, 2001	Bangkok, Thailand	Kyrgyzstan	3-1	Won	Friendly
8.	June 13, 2001	Beirut, Lebanon	Sri Lanka	4-2	Won	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	June 15, 2001	Beirut, Lebanon	Pakistan	3-0	Won	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	December 8, 2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	2-1	Won	Friendly
11.	December 8, 2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	2-1	Won	Friendly
12.	December 20, 2002	Singapore	Malaysia	1-3	Lost	2002 Tiger Cup
13.	December 29, 2002	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	4-2 (pens)	Won	2002 Tiger Cup
14.	February 18, 2003	Bangkok, Thailand	Qatar	1-1	Draw	2003 King's Cup
15.	November 19, 2003	Bangkok, Thailand	Tajikistan	1-0	Won	2004 Asian Cup Qualification
16.	August 19, 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Malaysia	1-2	Lost	Friendly
17.	October 8, 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	Jordan	2-3	Lost	Friendly
18.	October 13, 2004	Bangkok, Thailand	United Arab Emirates	3-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
19.	December 10, 2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Myanmar	1-1	Draw	2004 Tiger Cup
20.	December 12, 2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	East Timor	8-0	Won	2004 Tiger Cup
21.	November 14, 2009	Singapore	Singapore	3-1	Won	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
22.	January 20, 2010	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Poland	1-3	Lost	2010 King's Cup