List of foreign Thai League 1 managers

This is a list of the foreign managers (head coaches) in Thai League 1 during the professional era which began in 1996. The following manager:

1. have coached in at least one Thai League T1 official game for the respective club;
2. are sorted by the nationality. Coaches from the same country are sorted by the year of appointment.

Australia

• Andrew Ord – BEC Tero Sasana – 2012
• Aurelio Vidmar – Bangkok Glass, BG Pathum United, Bangkok United – 2016–2017, 2021, 2022
• Matt Smith – BG Pathum United – 2022–2023
• Arthur Papas – Buriram United – 2023–2024

Belgium

• René Desaeyere – Muangthong United, BEC Tero Sasana, Ratchaburi– 2010, 2013, 2018
• Stéphane Demol – BEC Tero Sasana – 2013

Brazil

• Jose Alves Borges – TTM, Muangthong United, BEC Tero Sasana, Chiangrai United – 2004-2006, 2013-2014, 2019
• Carlos Roberto de Carvalho – Bangkok Glass, Muangthong United, Police United – 2010-2011, 2014
• Freddy Marinho – Sisaket – 2010
• Reuter Moreira – Esan United, TOT – 2012, 2015
• Alexandré Pölking– Army United, Suphanburi, Bangkok United– 2013-2020
• Alexandre Gama – Buriram United, Chiangrai United, Muangthong United, Lamphun Warriors, Port – 2014—2016(1), 2020—2021(2), 2016—2018, 2019—2020, 2022—
• Stefano Cugurra Teco – Osotspa, Navy – 2014—2016
• Sérgio Farias–Suphanburi– 2015, 2016-2017
• Sérgio Alexandre – Suphanburi – 2016
• Ailton Silva– Chiangrai United, Chiangmai United– 2019, 2021-2022
• Carlos Eduardo Parreira – Chiangmai, Khon Kaen United, Rayong – 2018-2019, 2021-2022, 2024
• Arthur Bernardes – Rayong – 2020
• Emerson Pereira – Chiangrai United, Nongbua Pitchaya, Buriram United – 2020-2022, 2022—2023, 2024
• Gabriel Magalhães – Chiangrai United – 2023—2024
• Douglas Cardozo – Ratchaburi – 2023
• Jorginho Campos – Buriram United – 2024
• Osmar Loss – Buriram United – 2024–
• Wilson James Dos Santos – Chiangrai United – 2025
• Wanderley – Lamphun Warriors – 2025–

Bulgaria

• Velizar Popov – Suphanburi, Sisaket – 2014,2017

Chile

• Jorge Enrique Amaya – BEC Tero Sasana – 2010

Croatia

• Dragan Talajić – Muangthong United – 2014–2016
• Drago Mamić -Chainat Hornbill - 2017-2018

England

• Jason Withe – BEC Tero Sasana, Bangkok Bank F.C., Songkhla United – 1999–2001, 2003–2005, 2014
• Robbie Fowler – Muangthong United – 2011
• Dave Booth – BEC Tero Sasana, Sisaket – 2006, 2011
• Peter Butler – BEC Tero Sasana – 2011
• Phil Stubbins – Police United, Bangkok Glass – 2012–2013
• Scott Cooper – Buriram United, Muangthong United, Ubon UMT United F.C., Port – 2013–2014, 2017, 2022
• Gary Stevens – Army United, Port – 2014–2015
• Peter Withe – PTT Rayong – 2014
• Mike Mulvey – BEC Tero Sasana - 2017
• Kevin Blackwell – Nakhon Ratchasima – 2022–2023

Finland

• Mika Lönnström – Police United, Saraburi – 2014, 2015
• Mixu Paatelainen – Ubon UMT United – 2018

France

• Regis Laguesse – BEC Tero Sasana – 2007
• Christophe Larrouilh – BEC Tero Sasana – 2008-2009

Germany

• Peter Stubbe – BEC Tero Sasana – 1996
• Hans Emser – Bangkok Glass – 2009
• Winfried Schäfer – Muangthong United – 2013
• Franz Schwarzwälder – Songkhla United – 2013
• Christian Ziege - Ratchaburi - 2018
• Goran Barjaktarević – Chonburi – 2018
• Dennis Amato - Chainat Hornbill F.C., Sukhothai - 2016–2019, 2022–2023

Iran

• Afshin Ghotbi – Buriram United – 2016

Italy

• Marco Simone – Ratchaburi - 2019
• Gino Lettieri – Muangthong United, Uthai Thani – 2024–

Japan

• Masahiro Wada – Chonburi, Port – 2014, 2015
• Koichi Sugiyama – BBCU, Chainat– 2016
• Sugao Kambe – Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon UMT United, Sukhothai – 2013–2016, 2018, 2023–2024
• Tetsuya Murayama – Samut Prakan City – 2019
• Masami Taki – Chiangrai United, Rayong, PT Prachuap – 2020-2021
• Masatada Ishii – Samut Prakan City, Buriram United – 2019–2023
• Yasushi Yoshida – Samut Prakan City – 2021–2022
• Makoto Teguramori – BG Pathum United, Chonburi – 2022(1), 2023–2024(2), 2023
• Mitsuo Kato – BG Pathum United – 2022

Malaysia

• Tan Cheng Hoe – Police Tero – 2024^[1]

Montenegro

• Božidar Bandović – Buriram United(1),BEC Tero Sasana, Sisaket, Buriram United(2), PT Prachuap – 2014–2020, 2023

Netherland

• Henk Wisman – Chiangrai United – 2013

Northern Ireland

• Kenny Shiels – BEC Tero Sasana – 2015

Nigeria

• Adebayo Gbadebo – Suphanburi– 2017-2022

North Macedonia

• Mario Gjurovski – Muangthong United – 2020–2023

Portugal

• Henrique Calisto – Muangthong United – 2011
• Rui Bento – Bangkok United – 2014
• Manuel Cajuda – BEC Tero Sasana – 2015
• Bruno Pereira – Ratchaburi Mitr Phol – 2022

Scotland

• Matt Elliott – Army United – 2014

Serbia

• Slaviša Jokanović – Muangthong United – 2012–2013
• Miloš Joksić – Pattaya United, Nakhon Ratchasima, Muangthong United, Uthai Thani – 2016–2019, 2023–2024, 2024–2025
• Branko Smiljanić – BEC Tero Sasana – 2016
• Ranko Popović – Buriram United– 2016–2017
• Radovan Ćurčić – Muangthong United – 2018
• Ljubomir Ristovski – Navy, Sukhothai – 2018–2019
• Srdan Trailovic – Khon Kaen United – 2024

Singapore

• Akbar Nawas – Nakhon Pathom United – 2023–2024

Spain

• Ivan Palanco – Ratchaburi – 2013
• Alejandro Menéndez – Buriram United – 2013
• Ricardo Rodríguez – Ratchaburi, Bangkok Glass, Suphanburi – 2013–2015, 2016
• Josep Ferré – Ratchaburi – 2015
• Pacheta – Ratchaburi– 2016–2017
• Manolo Márquez – Ratchaburi – 2018–2019
• Xavi Moro – Ratchaburi, Chiangrai United – 2022–2023, 2024
• Carlos Peña – Ratchaburi – 2023–2024

South Korea

• Kim Kyung-Ju – Sisaket – 2010
• Bae Myung-Ho – TTM – 2011
• Lee Young-moo – TTM – 2011
• Kim Hak-chul-Pattaya United – 2016
• Yoon Jong-hwan – Muangthong United – 2019

Sweden

• Sven-Göran Eriksson – BEC Tero Sasana – 2012
• Mikael Stahre – Uthai Thani – 2023–2024

Tunisia

• Lassaad Chabbi – Ratchaburi – 2018

United States of America

• Anthony Hudson – BG Pathum United – 2025

Wales

• Jason Brown - Air Force Central- 2018-2019
• Matthew Mark Holland – Port – 2022-2023

See also

• List of Thai League 1 managers