Teerasak Po-on

Teerasak Po-on
Personal information
Full name	Teerasak Po-on
Date of birth	18 May 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Chonburi, Thailand
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nakhon Ratchasima (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2001	Thai Farmers Bank
2001–2003	Sembawang Rangers
2004	Krung Thai Bank
2005–2006	Provincial Electricity Authority
2007–2010	Chonburi
2010	→ Chanthaburi (loan)
2011–2014	Chiangrai United
Total
International career
1996–1997	Thailand U17
1998	Thailand U19
1999–2000	Thailand U23
Managerial career
2012	Chiangrai United (caretaker)
2013	Chiangrai United (player-manager)
2014–2016	Chiangrai United
2016–2019	PTT Rayong
2019–2022	Nakhon Ratchasima
2022	PT Prachuap
2023–	Nakhon Ratchasima
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Teerasak Po-on (Thai: ธีระศักดิ์ โพธิ์อ้น; born 18 May 1978) is a Thai professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Thai League 2 club Nakhon Ratchasima.

International career[edit]

Teerasak played for Thailand at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt.^[1]

Managerial career[edit]

Chiangrai United[edit]

In 2012, it was announced that Teerasak become player-manager of his first club Chiangrai United. In 2014, it was announced that Po-on would be the head coach at Chiangrai United for the next season, after retiring from professional football on the same day. He managed the team until 20 October 2016.

PTT Rayong[edit]

In 2016, Teerasak Po-on was appointed to be the head coach of PTT Rayong. He led the team in 2018 Thai League 2 and led the team back to Thai League 1 again.

Return to Nakhon Ratchasima[edit]

On 5 February 2023, Teerasak returned to Nakhon Ratchasima, agreeing a two-year contract to replace outgoing manager Kevin Blackwell. His first game in charge was a Thai FA Cup match on 8 February 2023 against Suphanburi, ending with a 5–1 victory for Nakhon Ratchasima.

On 21 April 2023, a Thai League 2 match against Nongbua Pitchaya ending with a 3–0 victory for Nakhon Ratchasima. As a result, the team won the Thai League 2 championship in the 2023–24 season, even though the last match was left to play against Chanthaburi because Nakhon Ratchasima had a better Head To Head result than Nongbua Pitchaya and was considered the first champion in 10 years for the team. ^[2]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of match played 27 April 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Chiangrai United	23 November 2013	20 October 2016	120	49	31	40	040.83
PTT Rayong	2 November 2016	27 October 2019	102	45	22	35	044.12
Nakhon Ratchasima	27 October 2019	8 March 2022	60	22	16	22	036.67
PT Prachuap	15 June 2022	11 November 2022	14	4	2	8	028.57
Nakhon Ratchasima	5 February 2023	Present	51	25	15	11	049.02
Total			347	145	86	116	041.79