# 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:
* have coached in at least one Thai League T1 official game for the respective club;
* 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– 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–

## 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
* Anthony Hudson – BG Pathum United – 2025–

## 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 – 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–(2), 2023
* Mitsuo Kato – BG Pathum United – 2022

## Malaysia

* Tan Cheng Hoe – Police Tero – 2024

## 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–
* 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–

## 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