Totchtawan Sripan
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| Full name | Totchtawan Sripan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Tawan Sripan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saraburi, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bangkok United (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Kaeng Khoi School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Saraburi Technical College | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Rajamangala College Nonthaburi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Raj-Vithi | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Bangkok Bank of Commerce | 51 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | Sembawang Rangers | 180 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 49 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | BEC Tero Sasana | 60 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 355 | (60) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2009 | Thailand | 110 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | BEC Tero Sasana (player-manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | BEC Tero Sasana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Saraburi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Police United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Muangthong United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Police Tero | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Suphanburi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Thailand (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Bangkok United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Bangkok United (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Bangkok United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:08, 26 September 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Totchtawan Sripan (Thai: ธชตวัน ศรีปาน) (born 13 December 1971) is a Thai professional football manager and former player he is currently head coach of Thai League 1 club Bangkok United.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Totchtawan became one of the greatest midfielders in Thailand with his creative passing and set-piece taking. He won the award from Cheerthai.com, the main website for Thai football in 2001, for the best player of that year. His most voted memorable goals for the Thailand national team came from a friendly match against Manchester United in 2001 and a 30-yard free-kick against Netherlands in a friendly match in Bangkok in 2007, which Thailand lost 1–3.
Totchtawan announced his retirement after Thailand national football team failed to qualify for the World cup 2010. Thereafter, he was appointed as Thailand assistant coach by the Football Association of Thailand for cooperation working with Peter Reid who was appointed Thailand chief coach in August.
In November 2008, Tawan stood down from his duties as the assistant coach with the Thai national team, due to some players being unhappy with his other commitments to his club side BEC Tero Sasana (Tawan was still actively playing). Tawan's role as assistant coach to Reid saw the national team win one game and lose one game: beating North Korea in the opening game of the T&T Cup and losing away to Saudi Arabia.
During his career, playing for clubs in Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore, he played as central midfielder or attacking midfielder. Totchtawan was a longstanding member of the Thailand national team, playing from 1992 to 2009.
Managerial career
[edit]BEC Tero Sasana
[edit]May 2009, After parting way with Christophe Larrouilh in the middle of the season, BEC Tero Sasana decided to promote Tawan Sripan to be the player-coach of the club. Sripan managed the club to finish in the fourth place of the table and reach the final of 2009 FA Cup. BEC Tero lost in the final against Thai Port by the penalty shoot-out after the 1–1 draw at the end of the extra-time.
Saraburi
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In December 2010, Totchtawan joined his hometown club Saraburi when the club was still in the Regional League Division 2, the third level division. He spent his first year by promoting his club from the Division 2 to Division 1. His debut was the game in Division 1 Promotion stage against Rangsit University which Saraburi won 2–0. Saraburi promoted to Division 1 by finishing third place in group A of the qualification. Saraburi stayed in Thai second division for four years before the historic promotion. Saraburi promoted to Thai Premier League after the finished as the runner-up in the end of 2014 season.
Totchtawan continued his head coach role in 2015 Thai Premier League. However, Saruburi could collect only one point after six games of the season. Totchtawan decided to resign from his position on 8 April 2015.
Police United
[edit]On 11 May 2015, around a month after the club head coach Attaphol Buspakom had died of sepsis, Police United of Division 1 announced the appointment of Totchtawan Sripan. He managed the club for the rest of the season. Police United won 2015 Thai Division 1 League and promoted to Thai Premier League. Totchtawan later left Police United due to the club financial crisis.
Muangthong United
[edit]On 21 January 2016, Muangthong United appointed Totchtawan Sripan as the club head coach. He is the first Thai head coach of the club after six years. Totchtawan made the official managerial debut on 2 February 2016 in AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 against Johor Darul Ta'zim from Malaysia. Muangthong won the match by the penalty shoot-out after the 0–0 draw at the end of extra-time. Muangthong United was knocked out of the AFC competition in the next round after lost 0–3 to Shanghai SIPG from China. Totchtawan Sripan eventually won a double, becoming champions of the Thai League and League Cup in his first season at Muangthong.
On 22 January 2017, Totchatawan guided Muangthong United to lift 2017 Thailand Champions Cup trophy with a 5–0 win over Sukhothai. His Muangthong United later lost 1–3 to Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2017 Toyota Premier Cup.
In 2017 AFC Champions League group stage, Totchtawan created the impressive run with Muangthong United by a point in the opening game against Brisbane Roar before the historic first win in the competition over Japanese J1 League champion Kashima Antlers at Supachalasai Stadium in the second match. His crews obtained another point from Ulsan Hyundai's home before the win in returning game at SCG Stadium. After six games, Muangthong is on the second of the group with 11 points pass through to knockout stage. In the end of seasons 2017, Totchtawan get Thai League 1 Coach of the Year award for the best performance in 2017 AFC Champions League.
On March 11, 2018. After shocked 1–6 away loss to PT Prachuap. He immediately resigns from Muangthong's managerial position, firstly not approved by the club, but later in mutual consent.[2]
Bangkok United
[edit]On 15 June 2024, he led Bangkok United to win the first Thai FA Cup title in their history, after a 4–1 win on penalties over DP Kanchanaburi in the final.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]International
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Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of 30 October 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| BEC Tero Sasana | 25 June 2009 | 15 July 2010 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 45.71 |
| Saraburi | 1 December 2010 | 8 April 2015 | 158 | 60 | 50 | 48 | 222 | 191 | +31 | 37.97 |
| Police United | 11 May 2015 | 31 December 2015 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 58.82 |
| Muangthong United | 21 January 2016 | 12 March 2018 | 107 | 75 | 12 | 20 | 233 | 107 | +126 | 70.09 |
| Police Tero | 29 June 2018 | 14 September 2018 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 25.00 |
| Suphanburi | 12 November 2018 | 2 June 2019 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 20.00 |
| Bangkok United | 5 November 2020 | 11 March 2022 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 97 | 46 | +51 | 54.00 |
| Bangkok United | 28 December 2022 | Present | 84 | 52 | 20 | 12 | 165 | 75 | +90 | 61.90 |
| Total | 495 | 256 | 116 | 123 | 891 | 544 | +347 | 51.72 | ||
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Thailand
- Sea Games: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
- AFF Championship: 1996, 2000, 2002
- King's Cup: 1994, 2000, 2006
- Indonesian Independence Cup: 1994
- Asian Games fourth place: 1998, 2002
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
- V-League 1: 2004
- Vietnamese Super Cup: 2004
Manager
[edit]Saraburi
- Regional League Eastern Division: 2010
- Thai Division 1 League second-place promotion: 2014
Police United
- Thai Division 1 League: 2015
Muangthong United
- Thai League 1: 2016
- Thai League Cup: 2016, 2017
- Thailand Champions Cup: 2017
- Mekong Club Championship: 2017
Bangkok United
Individual
- Thai League 1 Coach of the Year: 2016, 2023–24
- Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: May 2016, November 2021, August 2023
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "โค้ชแบน" ว่าที่กุนซือทีมชาติไทยชุดยู23
- ^ "ข่าวสารและกิจกรรม | เมืองทองยูไนเต็ด". www.mtufc.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13.
- ^ "ทรู แบงค็อก ยูไนเต็ด ดวลจุดโทษชนะ ดราก้อน ปทุมวัน กาญจนบุรี เอฟซี ผงาดแชมป์ช้างเอฟเอคัพ". The Standard. 16 May 2024.
- ^ Totchtawan Sripan - Century of International Appearances
External links
[edit]- Totchtawan Sripan at National-Football-Teams.com
- A report of a May 2007 game against China
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