Jadet Meelarp

Jadet Meelarp (Thai: จเด็จ มีลาภ; born January 17, 1972), simply known as Sir Det (Thai: เซอร์เด็จ), is a Thai professional football manager who is the head coach of Thai League 3 club Navy.

Jadet Meelarp

Meelarp with Port in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jadet Meelarp
Date of birth	(1972-01-17) 17 January 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth	Lopburi, Thailand
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Team information
Current team	Navy (head coach)
Youth career
Years	Team
1985–1987	Phothong Phittayakom School
1988–1990	Chinorot Wittayalai School
1991–1992	IPE Samut Sakhon
1993–1994	Mahidol University
Managerial career
2007–2008	Chonburi
2009	Thai Airways-Ban Bueng
2009	Pattaya United
2009–2011	Chonburi
2012–2013	Songkhla United
2014	Chainat Hornbill
2015	Chonburi
2016	PTT Rayong
2016–2017	Port
2017–2019	Port
2020	Port
2021	Muangkan United
2021–2022	Thailand (assistant)
2022	Port (interim)
2022–2023	Customs United
2023–2024	Thailand (assistant)
2024–2025	Thailand U17
2025–	Navy
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 6, 2008

During 2021 to 2022 he was the assistant manager to Alexandré Pölking with the Thailand national team.

Managerial career

Jadet took over the role from Thai footballer and manager Withaya Laohakul who went on to coach in Japan. Jadet led Chonburi^[1] in their first season in Asian competition, overcoming a strong Melbourne Victory outfit 3-1 in a game played in Bangkok. In 2017 Jadet became manager of Port after their former manager, Kiatisak Senamuang, resigned.^[2] In 2018 he got new footballers: Dragan Boskovic, Nurul Sriyankem, Kim Sung-Hwan, Terens Puhiri, Kevin Deeromram and Worawut Namvech.^[3]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 9 April 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Chonburi	1 January 2007	30 November 2008	68	36	22	10	052.94
Songkhla United	1 January 2012	30 November 2013	49	11	17	21	022.45
Chainat	1 January 2014	30 November 2014	27	7	10	10	025.93
Chonburi	1 January 2015	30 November 2015	44	21	12	11	047.73
PTT Rayong	8 January 2016	19 May 2016	15	5	4	6	033.33
Port	11 July 2016	21 June 2017	19	9	4	6	047.37
	20 September 2017	21 July 2019	71	39	11	21	054.93
	28 March 2020	20 September 2020	2	0	0	2	000.00
Muangkan United	25 January 2021	28 September 2021	14	6	3	5	042.86
Port	5 March 2022	31 May 2022	8	2	1	5	025.00
Customs United	28 June 2022	31 May 2023	41	19	7	15	046.34
Thailand U17	30 May 2024	9 April 2025	11	6	2	3	054.55
Total			369	161	93	115	043.63

Honours

Manager

Chonburi

• Thailand Premier League: 2007
• Thai FA Cup: 2010
• Kor Royal Cup: 2007, 2011

Muangkan United

• Thai League 3 runners-up: 2020–21

Individual

• Thailand Premier League Coach of the Year: 2007
• Thailand Premier League Coach of the Month: May 2010, August 2010, July 2015, February 2018, April 2019