Sasom Pobprasert

Sasom Pobprasert (Thai: สะสม พบประเสริฐ; born 10 October 1967) is a Thai professional football manager and former football player he is the current head coach of Thai League 1 club PT Prachuap.

Sasom Pobprasert

Personal information
Full name	Sasom Pobprasert
Date of birth	(1967-10-10) 10 October 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	PT Prachuap (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1997	Thai Farmers Bank	91	(22)
1998–2002	BEC Tero Sasana	45	(13)
Total		136	(35)
International career
1984	Thailand U17	1	(0)
1997	Thailand	8	(1)
Managerial career
2001	Thailand U14
2003–2004	Thailand U16
2004–2005	BEC Tero Sasana
2009–2011	Thai Port
2011	Buriram
2011	Thailand U16
2012–2014	Bangkok United
2014	Thailand U19
2015–2018	Air Force Central
2019–2023	Chonburi
2024–	PT Prachuap
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is also a former footballer in Thailand who played as midfielder for Thailand national team, including an appearance in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.^[1] He scored one goal for the national team.

He vary from the player and manager to the football pundit with the mantle of commentator who analysis for the football matches alongside TrueVisions and PPTV channel.^[2]

In 2009, he became the manager of Thai Premier League side Thai Port^[3] He has made an instant impact at PAT Stadium and has targeted a top five finish for the 2009 season. He previously managed BEC Tero Sasana from 2004 until early 2005.

Managerial career

PT Prachuap

On 31 January 2024, Sasom was appointed head coach of PT Prachuap, replacing compatriot Dusit Chalermsan.

International goals

List of international goals scored by Sasom Pobprasert

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 February 1997	Bangkok, Thailand	Sweden	1–3	Lost	1997 King's Cup

Managerial statistics

As of match played 30 April 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
Port		1 January 2009	30 June 2011	2	0	1	1	000.00
Thailand U16		1 July 2011	31 July 2011	6	4	2	0	066.67
Bangkok United		1 January 2012	30 November 2013	32	8	7	17	025.00
Thailand U19		1 January 2014	31 December 2014	2	1	0	1	050.00
Air Force Central		1 January 2015	3 April 2018	11	1	1	9	009.09
Chonburi		3 June 2019	10 April 2023	117	48	22	47	041.03
PT Prachuap		31 January 2024	Present	50	19	15	16	038.00
Total				220	81	48	91	036.82

Honours

Player

Thai Farmers Bank

• Asian Club Championship: 1993-94, 1994-95
• Kor Royal Cup: 1992, 1993, 1995
• Queen's Cup: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

BEC Tero Sasana

• Thai Premier League: 2000, 2001-02
• Kor Royal Cup: 2000

Manager

Thailand U16

• AFF U-16 Youth Championship: 2011

Thai Port

• Thai FA Cup: 2009
• Thai League Cup: 2010

Chonburi

• Thai FA Cup runners-up: 2020–21

Individual

• Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: September 2021, September 2022, April 2024