Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul

Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul (Thai: ธวัชชัย ดำรงค์อ่องตระกูล; RTGS: Thawatchai Damrong-ongtrakun; born 25 June 1974) is a Thai football manager and former professional football player, who is the head coach of Thailand U23.

Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul

Personal information
Full name	Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul
Date of birth	(1974-06-25) 25 June 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth	Krabi, Thailand
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1987–1989	Ammartpanichnukul School
1990–1992	Bangkok Christian College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1999	Osotsapa	217	(59)
1999–2001	Sembawang Rangers	23	(6)
2002	Tanjong Pagar United	19	(2)
2003–2005	Osotspa	27	(1)
2006	Đồng Nai	11	(0)
2007	Osotsapa	8	(0)
2008	Police United	1	(0)
2009	Krabi	3	(0)
Total		309	(68)
International career
1993–2004	Thailand	73	(10)
Managerial career
2009	Chiangrai United
2010	Pattaya United
2011–2014	Police United
2014	Bangkok United
2014	Police United
2015	Chainat Hornbill
2016	Nakhon Pathom United
2017–2021	PT Prachuap
2021–2022	Nongbua Pitchaya
2023	PT Prachuap
2024	Police Tero
2024–2025	Chonburi
2025–	Thailand U23
Medal record Representing  Thailand SEA Games Chiang Mai 1995 Team Jakarta 1997 Team Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

He played as a winger and an attacking midfielder. He played for the national team from 1993 to 2004, scoring 10 goals.

On 14 December 1998, he scored the winning goal against South Korea at the 1998 Asian Games on home soil.^[1]

Managerial career

Police Tero

On 20 June 2024, Thawatchai was appointed head coach of Thai League 2 side Police Tero.^[2]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 October 1994	Hiroshima, Japan	Uzbekistan	4-5	Lost	1994 Asian Games
2.	16 February 1996	Bangkok, Thailand	Finland	5-2	Win	1996 King's Cup
3.	29 June 1996	Bangkok, Thailand	Myanmar	5-1	Won	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.	4 December 1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Oman	2-0	Won	1998 Asian Games
5.	14 December 1998	Bangkok, Thailand	South Korea	2-1	Won	1998 Asian Games
6.	12 August 1999	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Singapore	2-0	Won	1999 Southeast Asian Games
7.	14 August 1999	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Vietnam	2-0	Won	1999 Southeast Asian Games
8.	4 April 2000	Bangkok, Thailand	North Korea	5-3	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9.	6 April 2000	Bangkok, Thailand	Taiwan	1-0	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10.	13 May 2001	Bangkok, Thailand	Sri Lanka	4-2	Won	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 July 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Police United		12 February 2011	30 November 2013	32	9	11	12	028.13
Bangkok United		1 April 2014	24 June 2014	11	4	2	5	036.36
Police United		25 June 2014	31 August 2014	8	0	5	3	000.00
Chainat Hornbill		1 November 2014	30 November 2015	28	6	9	13	021.43
PT Prachuap		21 June 2017	30 March 2021	108	42	25	41	038.89
Nongbua Pitchaya		4 May 2021	2 November 2022	47	18	9	20	038.30
PT Prachuap		27 August 2023	1 October 2023	4	0	1	3	000.00
Police Tero		20 June 2024	26 November 2024	16	4	6	6	025.00
Chonburi		28 December 2024	4 May 2025	18	11	3	4	061.11
Thailand U23		27 June 2025	Present	4	2	2	0	050.00
Career Total				276	96	73	107	034.78

Honours

Manager

PT Prachuap

• Thai League Cup: 2019

Chonburi

• Thai League 2: 2024–25

Individual

• Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: May 2018
• Thai League 2 Manager of the Month: March 2025
• Thai League 2 Coach of the Year: 2024–25