- Therdsak Chaiman
Football player infobox
playername= Therdsak Chaiman
fullname = Therdsak Chaiman
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|9|29
cityofbirth =Trad
countryofbirth =Thailand
height = height|meters=1.68currentclub = Singapore Armed Forces
clubnumber = 8
position =Attacking Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996-1998
1999
2000-2001
2002
2003
2004
2005-present
clubs =Royal Thai Navy Osotsapa FC BEC Tero Sasana
Singapore Armed ForcesBEC Tero Sasana
NHDA Thep Pomina
Singapore Armed Forces
caps(goals) = ? (?)
? (?)
31 (5)
35 (27)
? (?)
? (?)
54 (18)
nationalyears = 1997-2007
nationalteam = Thailand
nationalcaps(goals) = 59 (25)
pcupdate =11 July 2008
ncupdate =Therdsak Chaiman (born
September 29 1973 ) is a midfielder who plays forThailand national football team andSingapore Armed Forces Football Club . Therdsak is a free kick specialist and can shoot with both feet.Club career
Therdsak is regarded as one of
Southeast Asia 's finest footballers.In 2002, he was loaned out to SAFFC in 2002 and proceeded to win the
S.League player of the year.n 2003, Therdsak led
BEC Tero Sasana to the final of theAFC Champions League againstAl Ain FC in 2003. He scored against Taejon Citizen andShanghai Shenhua in the process and was named the 2003AFC Champions League most valuable player.In 2004, Therdsak secured a move to Vietnam's East Asia Bank but did not settle well due to a stomach muscle injury which kept him out for seven months. He promptly rejoined his former club SAFFC in 2005 despite interest from
Home United Football Club .Despite his dimunitive frame, Therdsak has proved to be more than capable to play with the bigwigs of international football, and at his peak, impressing many with his surging runs, vision and shot technique not often seen among footballers of his region.
International career
In 2002, Therdsak captained
Thailand national football team in theTiger Cup which they won. He was awarded theTiger Cup Most Valuable Player Award for his displays in the tournament.In June 2007, he was recalled into the national football team for the
2007 AFC Asian Cup after a lengthy absence from the team due to fatigue.International goals
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