On 1 July 2016, Football Association of Thailand announced the appointment of Miguel Rodrigo as the national trainer of Thailand with a-year-long-contract. His official managerial debut for Thailand was on 20 August 2016, the game of 2016 Thailand Five's against his former side Japan which ended as 2–2 draw. He managed to win 7–5 over Asian champion Iran and draw 3–3 against third-place from UEFA Futsal Euro 2016, Kazakhstan in other two matches of the tournament.