Dusit Chalermsan (born 22 April 1970; Thai: ดุสิต เฉลิมแสน) is a Thai association football manager and former player who played as a left-back. He is currently the head coach of Thai League 2 club Kanchanaburi Power.

Dusit Chalermsan
Chalermsan in 2011
Personal information
Full name Dusit Chalermsan
Date of birth (1970-04-22) 22 April 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Sakon Nakhon, Thailand
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Left-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kanchanaburi Power (head coach)
Youth career
1983–1985 Chonburi Physical College
1986–1988 Sasana Wittaya School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Police United 92 (6)
1994–1999 BEC Tero Sasana 133 (14)
1999–2001 Mohun Bagan AC 44 (7)
2001–2002 BEC Tero Sasana 27 (2)
2003–2007 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 89 (7)
2008 Police United 11 (0)
Total 396 (36)
International career
1994–2004 Thailand 97 (14)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Hoang Anh Gia Lai (assistant)
2008–2009 Hoang Anh Gia Lai
2011 Hoang Anh Gia Lai
2011 Sriracha
2012 PTT Rayong
2013–2014 Singhtarua
2015–2016 Prachuap
2016–2017 Sisaket
2017–2018 Trat
2018–2021 BG Pathum United
2021 Rajpracha
2021 Port
2021–2022 BG Pathum United
2022 Lamphun Warriors
2022–2023 PT Prachuap
2023–2024 PT Prachuap (caretaker)
2024– Kanchanaburi Power
Medal record
Thailand
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place Singapore 1993 Team
Gold medal – first place Chiang Mai 1995 Team
Gold medal – first place Jakarta 1997 Team
Gold medal – first place Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 Team
AFF Championship
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1996 Team
Gold medal – first place Thailand 2000 Team
Gold medal – first place Indonesia-Singapore 2002 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played as a defender and scored 14 goals for the Thai national team. He played for the national team between 1996 and 2004.[1]

Playing career

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Club career

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In 1989, He started to play with Police United. After one season, He moved to BEC Tero Sasana in this club he plays AFC Champions League made him had more reputation for a remarkable ability free-kick, After he is well known in Asia football by playing for Asian All-Star Team to play 2000 Iran vs Asia All-Stars Game. He moved abroad in 1999, to play for Indian NFL side Mohun Bagan.[2] In 2003, he moved once again to become a star in Vietnam with Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, where he helped win the V.League 1 title several times. Dusit was awarded a medal for his contributions to Vietnamese football. After he retired in 2008 he became a football coach.

International career

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Dusit Chalermsan played 96 international matches and scored 14 goals for the national team.[citation needed]

Managerial career

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BG Pathum United

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In 2019, BG Pathum United won the Thai League 2 title, earning promotion back to the top tier. The season after in the 2020–21 Thai League 1 season, BG Pathum United took the lead as league leaders of the Thai League on Day 7 and never looked back. Despite the league suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team maintained their form and didn't lose a game on their way to their first-ever Thai League 1 title.

Moreover, The Thai advanced playmaker, Sumanya Purisai received most valuable player at the end of the year. Sumanya Purisai, Andrés Túñez, Victor Cardozo, and Chatchai Budprom were all selected in the Thai League Best XI

BG Pathum United held their title celebration party on 20 March 2021 when they beat Ratchaburi 2–0 on the club's final home game of the season. Unfortunately, Dusit Chalermsan and his team could not record an undefeated title run when they lost 1–0 to Muangthong United at the Thunderdome Stadium.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Singhtarua 1 January 2013 30 November 2014 38 15 9 14 039.47
Prachuap 1 January 2015 30 November 2016 64 24 17 23 037.50
Sisaket 1 January 2017 1 March 2017 3 0 0 3 000.00
Trat 12 December 2017 9 October 2018 4 2 0 2 050.00
BG Pathum United 24 October 2018 28 April 2021 71 52 11 8 073.24
Port 20 July 2021 11 November 2021 12 5 3 4 041.67
BG Pathum United 14 November 2021 17 January 2022 7 2 3 2 028.57
Lamphun Warriors 20 May 2022 7 November 2022 13 2 3 8 015.38
PT Prachuap 14 November 2022 26 August 2023 24 9 8 7 037.50
PT Prachuap 12 December 2023 31 January 2024 4 2 1 1 050.00
Kanchanaburi Power 5 November 2024 Present 6 3 1 2 050.00
Total 246 116 56 74 047.15

Honours

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Player

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Thailand

Police Tero
Mohun Bagan AC

Hoang Anh Gia Lai

Manager

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BG Pathum United

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Dusit Chalermsan at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "The new millennium and the Brazilian magic: 2000–2009". Sabuj Maroon Swapno. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.