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Kiatisuk Senamuang

Kiatisuk Senamuang (Thai: เกียรติศักดิ์ เสนาเมือง; born 11 August 1973) is a Thai football manager and former player (played between 1989 and October 2007).

Kiatisuk Senamuang
Senamuang with Port in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kiatisuk Senamuang
Date of birth (1973-08-11) 11 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Udon Thani, Thailand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1982–1990 Nampong Suksa School
1991–1992 Bangkok Commercial School
1993–1994 Dhurakij Pundit University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Krung Thai Bank 145 (98)
1995–1996 Rajpracha 27 (18)
1997–1998 Royal Thai Police 25 (21)
1998–1999 Perlis 21 (22)
1999–2000 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2000–2001 Rajpracha 26 (18)
2001–2002 Singapore Armed Forces 20 (15)
2002–2006 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 75 (59)
Total 339 (251)
International career
1990–1992 Thailand U20 11 (5)
1993–2007 Thailand 134 (71)
Managerial career
2006 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2008 Chula United
2008–2009 Chonburi
2010 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2011–2012 Chula United
2012–2013 Bangkok
2013–2016 Thailand U23
2013 Thailand (caretaker)
2014–2017 Thailand
2017 Port
2020–2024 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
2024 Cong An Ha Noi FC
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Thailand (as player)
AFF Championship
Winner 1996
Winner 2000
Winner 2002
Runner-up 2007
Representing  Thailand (as manager)
Winner 2014
Winner 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is nicknamed "Thai Zico" by fans. During his eighteen-year career Kiatisuk played as a striker and scored 251 goals in 339 appearances. The former forward played for clubs in Malaysia, Singapore, England and Vietnam as well as in his homeland. Kiatisuk also earned 131 caps and scored 70 goals for Thailand between 1992 and 2007.[1]

Between 2014 and 2017, Kiatisuk was manager of the Thai senior team and, (2013–2016), the Thailand U-23 team. Previously, in 2013, he had also been the caretaker manager of Thailand.[2]

Kiatisuk has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Dhurakij Pundit University and Master of Business Administration from Chandrakasem Rajabhat University.

Playing career

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Club career

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Kiatisuk Senamuang played with Perlis in Malaysia before joining an English club Huddersfield Town in 1999, which the then manager, Steve Bruce, considered merely a publicity stunt.[3] After one season, in which he did not feature in the Huddersfield Town first team squad, Kiatisuk left English football for Rajpracha Sports Club in Thailand, later joining Singapore Armed Forces FC where he scored 15 goals in 20 games. In March 2002, 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. He returned to play for the Thailand national football team in the King's Cup.

International career

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Kiatisuk played 131 international matches and scored 70 goals for the national team. Both figures are Thai national records.

Managerial career

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Senamuang with Thailand national football team in 2006

Vietnam

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After retiring from playing in 2006, Kiatisuk went straight into management with V-League side Hoàng Anh Gia Lai

Return to Thailand

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In 2008, Kiatisuk returned to Thailand to take charge of Chula United. In 2009, Kiatisuk became the head coach of Chonburi F.C. and led the club to win the 2009 Kor Royal Cup.[4] Kiatisuk managed to finish the season in second place, with the highest points ever achieved by the club. Nevertheless, after failing to secure the domestic league title he resigned.

Second spell in Vietnam

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Kiatisuk went to Vietnam again to manage his former club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. He finished his season in the V-League in seventh place. He led Hoàng Anh Gia Lai to the final of the 2010 Vietnamese Cup but lost 0–1 to Sông Lam Nghệ An at Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City.

Back to Thailand again

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In December 2010, Kiatisuk returned to Thailand as the head coach of Chula United in Division 1.[5] He brought the club to third place by the end of the season resulting in promotion to the 2012 Thai Premier League. After ten games in the top league, Kiatisuk resigned from his position due to poor results: 1 win, 4 draws, and 5 losses.[6]

A month later, Kiatisuk decided to join Bangkok F.C. in the 2012 Thai Division 1 League to help the club to avoid relegation.[7] Bangkok survived in the second league of Thailand after finishing in tenth place (in the middle of the table).

The national manager

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In January 2013, Kiatisuk was appointed to be the head coach of Thailand U-23. He won 1–0 in his debut match in the friendly against Ayutthaya F.C. of Division 1 on 12 January.[8]

In June 2013, Kiatisuk was appointed as a caretaker head coach of Thailand senior team, replacing Winfried Schaefer. His debut match as head coach of the War Elephants was in a friendly against China on 15 June 2013, which the Thais won 5–1.[9] He was also responsible as the head coach for the Thailand U-23 team preparing for the 2013 SEA Games.[10]

As head coach of Thailand U-23, Kiatisuk guided the team to 2013 SEA Games gold, adding to the four golds he won as a player in four straight Games from 1993 to 1999. He also led Thailand U-23 to the semi-finals at 2014 Asian Games and finished in 4th place.[11]

In 2014, due to his success in 2014 Asian Games, Kiatisuk was appointed to be a permanent head coach of Thailand to compete in the 2014 AFF Championship. Using mainly young players from his former U-23 side, he led Thailand to the victory with a 4–3 aggregate score against Malaysia in the final, becoming the only person to win the AFF Championship as both a player and a manager.[12]

In 2015, for the second round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Thailand was drawn in the same group as Iraq, Vietnam and Chinese Taipei. With Kiattisuk as manager, the team finished as the winner of the group with 14 points from six games. Thailand advanced to the final round of qualification.

In 2016, Kiatisuk managed the Thai side to defend the title in the 2016 AFF Championship. Having won all the games en route to the final, on 14 December Thailand lost 1–2 at Pakansari Stadium against Indonesia in the first leg of the final.[13] Nevertheless, Thailand managed to secure a return of the trophy with a 2–0 win at Rajamangala Stadium and lifted their fifth regional title on 17 December 2016. Kiattisuk became the third manager, after Peter Withe and Radojko Avramović, to successfully defend the AFF Championship title.[14]

Kiatisuk continued to coach Thailand in the final round of World Cup qualification. However, he managed to collect only one point from seven games of the qualification. Three days after a 0–4 loss to Japan at Saitama Stadium 2002 on 28 March 2017, Kiatisuk stepped down from his position as the manager of the national team after four years in charge.[15]

After his spell at the national team, Kiatisuk shortly managed Thai League T1 club Port F.C. in 2017, but resigned due to poor results.[16]

Return to Hoàng Anh Gia Lai

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On 20 November 2020, Kiatisuk was appointed head coach with a two-year contract of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, his former Vietnamese club.[17] His first match in charge was on 17 January 2021 away against Saigon. The game ended in a 1–0 defeat.[18] On 22 January 2021, Kiatisuk won his first game in a 2–1 home win over Sông Lam Nghệ An.[19]

At the time of the cancelation of 2021 V.League 1 due to COVID-19 pandemic, Kiatisuk's Hoàng Anh Gia Lai were the 1st place in the league table with 29 points from 12 games and qualified for the AFC Champions League, but the season was voided and the title was not awarded.[20]

Personal life

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Kiatisuk is a Buddhist born in Udon Thani. Before he became a professional football player, he worked as a police officer, but always had a love for football. According to a friend, "his move to football was prompted by insecurity".

He was given the nickname Zico by his friends, in honour of his favourite Brazilian football idol Zico.

Kiatisuk learned Vietnamese and speaks the language fluently just after a first couple of years during his career in Vietnam.

He has three daughters, their nicknames are Perth, Proud and Pearl.

Career statistics

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International goals

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List of international goals scored by Kiatisuk Senamuang
# Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1. 11 April 1993 Kobe, Japan   Sri Lanka 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 5 May 1993 Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Bangladesh 4–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 7 June 1993 Singapore   Myanmar 2–0 1993 Southeast Asian Games
4. 13 June 1993 Singapore   Laos 4–1 1993 Southeast Asian Games
5. 20 June 1993 Singapore   Myanmar 4–3 1993 Southeast Asian Games
6. 9 October 1994 Hiroshima, Japan   Malaysia 1–1 1994 Asian Games
7. 12 December 1995 Chiang Mai, Thailand   Cambodia 9–0 1995 Southeast Asian Games
8.
9. 16 February 1996 Bangkok, Thailand   Finland 5–2 1996 King's Cup
10. 27 June 1996 Bangkok, Thailand   Maldives 8–0 1996 Asian Cup qualification
11.
12. 29 June 1996 Bangkok, Thailand   Myanmar 5–1 1996 Asian Cup qualification
13. 7 July 1996 Singapore   Myanmar 7–1 1996 Asian Cup qualification
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15. 9 July 1996 Singapore   Singapore 2–2 1996 Asian Cup qualification
16. 2 September 1996 Singapore   Philippines 5–0 1996 Tiger Cup
17. 6 September 1996 Singapore   Brunei 6–0 1996 Tiger Cup
18. 8 September 1996 Singapore   Malaysia 1–1 1996 Tiger Cup
19. 13 September 1996 Singapore   Vietnam 4–2 1996 Tiger Cup
20. 15 September 1996 Singapore   Malaysia 1–0 1996 Tiger Cup
21. 8 December 1996 Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Iran 1–3 1996 Asian Cup
22. 15 March 1997 Bangkok, Thailand   Japan 3–1 Friendly
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24. 7 October 1997 Jakarta, Indonesia   Brunei 6–0 1997 Southeast Asian Games
25.
26. 12 October 1997 Jakarta, Indonesia   Cambodia 4–0 1997 Southeast Asian Games
27. 16 October 1997 Jakarta, Indonesia   Vietnam 2–1 1997 Southeast Asian Games
28.
29. 22 March 1998 Bangkok, Thailand   Kazakhstan 1–0 Friendly
30. 21 October 1998 Bangkok, Thailand   Turkmenistan 3–3 Friendly
31. 2 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand   Hong Kong 5–0 1998 Asian Games
32.
33. 14 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand   South Korea 2–1 1998 Asian Games
34. 23 February 1999 Bangkok, Thailand   North Korea 2–2 1999 King's Cup
35. 16 June 1999 Bangkok, Thailand   New Zealand 2–2 Friendly Tournament
36.
37. 30 July 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei   Philippines 9–0 1999 Southeast Asian Games
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39.
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41. 1 August 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei   Laos 4–1 1999 Southeast Asian Games
42. 8 August 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei   Myanmar 7–0 1999 Southeast Asian Games
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44. 6 November 2000 Chiang Mai, Thailand   Myanmar 3–1 2000 Tiger Cup
45. 10 November 2000 Chiang Mai, Thailand   Indonesia 4–1 2000 Tiger Cup
46. 12 November 2000 Chiang Mai, Thailand   Philippines 2–0 2000 Tiger Cup
47. 16 November 2000 Chiang Mai, Thailand   Malaysia 2–0 2000 Tiger Cup
48. 23 January 2001 Bangkok, Thailand   Kuwait 5–4 Friendly
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50.
51. 17 February 2001 Bangkok, Thailand   Qatar 2–0 2001 King's Cup
52.
53. 13 May 2001 Beirut, Lebanon   Sri Lanka 4–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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55. 17 May 2001 Beirut, Lebanon   Lebanon 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
56. 26 May 2001 Bangkok, Thailand   Sri Lanka 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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58. 28 May 2001 Bangkok, Thailand   Pakistan 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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60.
61.
62. 13 August 2001 Singapore   Singapore 5–0 Friendly
63.
64. 6 September 2001 Manama, Bahrain   Bahrain 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
65. 18 December 2002 Singapore   Laos 5–1 2002 Tiger Cup
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67.
68. 31 March 2004 Sana'a, Yemen   Yemen 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
69. 9 June 2004 Bangkok, Thailand   North Korea 1–4 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
70. 26 December 2006 Bangkok, Thailand   Singapore 2–0 King's Cup 2006
71.
Correct as of 7 October 2015[21]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 12 May 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 1 January 2006 30 June 2006 25 10 6 9 25 24 1 040.00
Chula Sinthana 1 January 2008 30 November 2008 18 7 7 4 36 22 14 038.89
Chonburi 1 January 2009 30 November 2009 46 28 11 7 87 42 45 060.87
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 1 January 2010 30 November 2010 31 12 9 10 39 32 7 038.71
Chula United 9 December 2010 21 May 2012 49 21 14 14 54 44 10 042.86
Bangkok 20 June 2012 31 December 2012 21 7 5 9 31 33 −2 033.33
Thailand U23 12 January 2013 22 December 2016 40 28 7 5 83 28 55 070.00
Thailand [2] 1 May 2013 30 June 2013 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 100.00
Thailand [3] 10 February 2014 31 March 2017 42 21 7 14 66 53 13 050.00
Port 23 June 2017 20 September 2017 10 1 3 6 12 19 −7 010.00
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 20 November 2020 11 January 2024 74 24 28 22 82 79 3 032.43
Cong An Ha Noi FC 16 January 2024 14 May 2024 11 6 1 4 16 12 4 054.55
Total 368 166 98 104 536 389 147 045.11

1 A win or loss by penalty shoot-out is counted as a draw.
2 Kiatisuk Senamuang managed the team on a one-off basis as caretaker-manager.
3 Only FIFA approved games are counted for Thailand.

Honours

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Player

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Thailand

Krung Thai Bank

Singapore Armed Forces

Hoang Anh Gia Lai

Individual

Manager

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Thailand

Thailand U-23

Chonburi

Hoang Anh Gia Lai

Individual

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Kiatisuk became the first Thai footballer along with some others to appear in a video game when he appeared in World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 2000: U-23 Medal Heno Chousen as a player of the Thailand U-23 team.[citation needed] His name in the game is "Senamuran" (セナムラン).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kiatisuk Senamuang - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Thailand appoint Kiatisuk Senamuang as new national team coach". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ "European dream gone sour! Look nearer to home". nationthailand.com. 31 December 2011.
  4. ^ "เปิดเส้นทางการเป็นโค้ชของ ซิโก้ เกียรติศักดิ์ เสนาเมือง". siamsport. 30 September 2022.
  5. ^ ไม่มีพลิก 'ซิโก้' ตีลังกาคุม จุฬาฯ อีกคำรบแล้ว[usurped]
  6. ^ BREAKING NEWS! 'ซิโก้' ลาออกจากกุนซือบีบีซียูแล้ว!
  7. ^ "ซิโก้" โยกคุมบางกอก เอฟซี ลุ้นหนีตาย
  8. ^ "ซิโก้"ยิ้มซีเกมส์เปิดตัวสวยอุ่นซิวชัยกรุงเก่า1-0
  9. ^ "China PR 1 - 5 Thailand Match report - 6/15/13 Friendlies". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Official Home of Asian Football - Kiatisuk takes charge of Thailand". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
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  15. ^ "Kiatisuk Senamuang quits as Thailand boss". ESPN.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  16. ^ 'ซิโก้' ประกาศลาออก หลังคุมการท่าเรือ พ่ายชลบุรี 1-3
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  18. ^ ""ซิโก้" ประเดิมไม่สวย "ฮองอันห์ยาลาย" บุกพ่าย "ไซ่ง่อน" เปิดหัวลีกเวียดนาม". 17 January 2021.
  19. ^ "พลิกนรก!! ซิโก้ นำ ฮองอันห์ ประเดิมคว้าชัย เปิดรังแซง ซงลาม 2-1 (ชมคลิป)".
  20. ^ Duc Dong (27 November 2021). "Hoang Anh Gia Lai to represent Vietnam in AFC Champions League 2022". VN Express International. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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  22. ^ "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Chanathip heads Thai haul at AFF Awards". Bangkok Post.
  24. ^ ""ซิโก้" เปิดใจหลังได้รางวัลโค้ชยอดเยี่ยม "AFF"". 25 September 2017.
  25. ^ "กระหึ่ม "ซิโก้" ผงาดกุนซือยอดเยี่ยม วี-ลีก หลังพาฮองอันห์ยาลาย ไร้พ่าย 6 เกม". 6 April 2021.
  26. ^ "ซิโก้โค้ชยอดเยี่ยม! ฮองอันห์กวาด 4 รางวัลวีลีกเมษายน".
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