Chatchai Paholpat
Chatchai Paholpat ( Thai: ชั ช ชัย พหล แพทย์, born April 30, 1947) is a Thai football manager and former player. It belongs next to Charnwit Polcheewin the most respected trainers in Thailand.
- 3.1 successes as a player 3.1.1 FC Bangkok Bank
- 3.1.2 National
- 3.2.1 FC Osotspa
Career
Playing career
His entire career as a footballer spent Chatchai probably at the Bangkok Bank FC. He played for the club already in youth since 1963 and joined the seniors team later. For this he took up until 1976. During this time he was three times champion and won with the club in 1970 Queen's Cup.
As an international, he was active for Thailand from 1966 to 1975. Yet his greatest success was the participation in the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968. He came here two appearances.
Coaching career
The first coach station by Chatchai was at his former club Bangkok Bank. He spent three years there as a coach, but could not win a title with the team. 1992 joined the staff of a national coach of Thailand, where he served as coach for youth teams. He was also assistant coach of the seniors team and the U- 23rd He trained at that time, among other players like Kiatisak Senamuang, Dusit Chalermsan and Tawan Sripan aged 16 to 19 These players were later part of the so-called Dream Team, which should lead to Thailand later two semifinals at the Asian Games.
FC Osotspa
1996 Chatchai coach Osotspa M- 150th To date, the success of the organization are closely linked with his name. He took over the club in his first Thai Premier League season. Although he rose with the club in the Thailand Division 1 League from, but succeeded Chatchai the club a year later to lead to direct Wiedeaufsteig. In 1999, he led the club to the first great success. He managed to lead the team into the final of the Thai Cup. There he met his former club, the Bangkok Bank. The finale was lost with 1:2. In 2002, he led the club to the first runner-up of the club's history. At first honor he led the club in 2002 he won with his team the Queen's Cup Final. This should still succeed him two more times. In 2003 and 2004 he was able to lead the team to each successful title defense of competition. The runner-up 2002, eligible to participate in the AFC Champions League, but the team already retired from the group stage. He was the club still lead to two third places in 2003/ 04 and 2004/ 05. 2006 was again only the runner-up.
During his time as coach at Osotspa he took over in 2004 for three months the national team as head coach and in charge of the national team during the Asian Cup 2004., He also did not make it out the team through the group stage. Thailand remained, as with all other participations previously also, without a win.
Vietnam - Thailand - Vietnam
After his station at Osotspa he went to Vietnam in 2007 and coached Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Two years earlier he had an offer from the club, this, however, declined because his mother was seriously ill. With the acquisition of the post as head coach at HAGL he continued the tradition of the club to arrange mainly Thai trainer. The club he could lead on third place in the V-League. After just one season, went back to Thailand and took over the FC Customs Department. He could not prevent the club was relegated to the second division and was dismissed at the end of the season. In early 2009 he was appointed his former club Hoang Anh Gia Lai and went back to Vietnam. He, however, did not take over the function of the head coach, but the assistant coach. He should support his Thai colleagues Dusit Chalermsan in his duties as head coach.
Private
Chatchai has a son who works for Thai Airways.
Awards and achievements
Successes as a player
Bangkok Bank FC
- Cup winner in 1967, 1969, 1970
- Queen's Cup winner 1970
National
- Participation in the Summer Olympic Games 1968
Success as a coach
FC Osotspa
- Thai Premier League runners-up 2002, 2006
- FA Cup ( Thailand) Finalist 1999
- Queen's Cup winner in 2002, 2003, 2004
- Super Cup winner 2002
National
- Finals of the Asian Cup 2004 ( as head coach )
- Finals of the Asian Games 1998 ( as head coach )
- King's Cup winners in 2000, 3rd place 1999 ( all as an assistant coach )
- Southeast Asian Games gold medal in 1999, 2003 (all as an assistant coach )