Dusit Chalermsan

Dusit Chalermsan (born 22 April 1970; Thai: ดุสิต เฉลิมแสน) is a Thai association football manager and former player who played as a left-back. He is currently the club director of Thai League 1 club Kanchanaburi Power.

Dusit Chalermsan

Chalermsan in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Dusit Chalermsan
Date of birth	(1970-04-22) 22 April 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth	Sakon Nakhon, Thailand
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kanchanaburi Power (technical director)
Youth career
1983–1985	Chonburi Physical College
1986–1988	Sasana Wittaya School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1993	Police United	92	(6)
1994–1999	BEC Tero Sasana	133	(14)
1999–2001	Mohun Bagan AC	44	(7)
2001–2002	BEC Tero Sasana	27	(2)
2003–2007	Hoang Anh Gia Lai	89	(7)
2008	Police United	11	(0)
Total		396	(36)
International career
1994–2004	Thailand	97	(14)
Managerial career
2006–2007	Hoang Anh Gia Lai (assistant)
2008–2009	Hoang Anh Gia Lai
2011	Hoang Anh Gia Lai
2011	Sriracha
2012	PTT Rayong
2013–2014	Singhtarua
2015–2016	Prachuap
2016–2017	Sisaket
2017–2018	Trat
2018–2021	BG Pathum United
2021	Rajpracha
2021	Port
2021–2022	BG Pathum United
2022	Lamphun Warriors
2022–2023	PT Prachuap
2023–2024	PT Prachuap (caretaker)
2024–2025	Kanchanaburi Power
2025–	Kanchanaburi Power (technical director)
Medal record Thailand SEA Games Singapore 1993 Team Chiang Mai 1995 Team Jakarta 1997 Team Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 Team AFF Championship Singapore 1996 Team Thailand 2000 Team Indonesia-Singapore 2002 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played as a defender and scored 14 goals for the Thai national team. He played for the national team between 1996 and 2004.^[1]

Playing career

Club career

In 1989, He started to play with Police United. After one season, He moved to BEC Tero Sasana in this club he plays AFC Champions League made him had more reputation for a remarkable ability free-kick, After he is well known in Asia football by playing for Asian All-Star Team to play 2000 Iran vs Asia All-Stars Game. He moved abroad in 1999, to play for Indian NFL side Mohun Bagan.^[2] In 2003, he moved once again to become a star in Vietnam with Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, where he helped win the V.League 1 title several times. Dusit was awarded a medal for his contributions to Vietnamese football. After he retired in 2008 he became a football coach.

International career

Dusit Chalermsan played 96 international matches and scored 14 goals for the national team.^{[citation needed]}

Managerial career

BG Pathum United

In 2019, BG Pathum United won the Thai League 2 title, earning promotion back to the top tier. The season after in the 2020–21 Thai League 1 season, BG Pathum United took the lead as league leaders of the Thai League on Day 7 and never looked back.^[3] Despite the league suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team maintained their form and didn't lose a game on their way to their first-ever Thai League 1 title.

Moreover, The Thai advanced playmaker, Sumanya Purisai received most valuable player at the end of the year. Sumanya Purisai, Andrés Túñez, Victor Cardozo, and Chatchai Budprom were all selected in the Thai League Best XI.^[4]

BG Pathum United held their title celebration party on 20 March 2021 when they beat Ratchaburi 2–0 on the club's final home game of the season. Unfortunately, Dusit Chalermsan and his team could not record an undefeated title run when they lost 1–0 to Muangthong United at the Thunderdome Stadium.^[5]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 15 August 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Singhtarua		1 January 2013	30 November 2014	38	15	9	14	039.47
PT Prachuap		1 January 2015	30 November 2016	64	24	17	23	037.50
Sisaket		1 January 2017	1 March 2017	3	0	0	3	000.00
Trat		12 December 2017	9 October 2018	4	2	0	2	050.00
BG Pathum United		24 October 2018	28 April 2021	71	52	11	8	073.24
Port		20 July 2021	11 November 2021	12	5	3	4	041.67
BG Pathum United		14 November 2021	17 January 2022	7	2	3	2	028.57
Lamphun Warriors		20 May 2022	7 November 2022	13	2	3	8	015.38
PT Prachuap		14 November 2022	26 August 2023	24	9	8	7	037.50
PT Prachuap		12 December 2023	31 January 2024	4	2	1	1	050.00
Kanchanaburi Power		5 November 2024	15 June 2025	27	12	10	5	044.44
Kanchanaburi Power		16 June 2025	Present	1	0	1	0	000.00
Career Total				268	125	66	77	046.64

Honours

Player

Thailand

• Asian Games fourth place: 1998, 2002
• ASEAN Football Championship (3): 1996, 2000, 2002
• Sea Games (4): 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
• King's Cup (2): 1994, 2000
• Independence Cup Indonesia (1): 1994

Police Tero

• Thai League 1: 2001–02

Mohun Bagan AC

• National Football League (India) : 1999-2000
• IFA Shield: 1999^[6]
• Durand Cup: 2000^[6]

Hoang Anh Gia Lai

• V.League 1 (2): 2003, 2004

Manager

BG Pathum United

• Thai League 1: 2020–21
• Thai League 2: 2019

Individual

• Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: June 2014, September 2020, November 2020, April 2023
• Thai League 2 Manager of the Month: February 2025