Attaphol Buspakom

Attaphol Buspakom, also called " Tak " ( แต๊ ก ) called ( Thai: อรรถ พล บุ ษ ปา คม; born October 1, 1962 in Sattahip, Thailand) is a Thai football manager and former football player. Since 2010, he trained in the Thai Premier League Buriram PEA. His greatest success as a coach was reaching the finals of the AFC Champions League 2003.

4.2.1 BEC Tero
4.2.2 Muang Thong United
4.2.3 Buriram PEA

Playing career

His career as a player began Attaphol at FC Port Authority of Thailand in 1985. Equal in his first year he won his first championship with the club. He played for the club until 1989 and won in 1987 also the Queen's Cup. He then moved to Malaysia for two seasons for Pahang FA, then return to Thailand to his former club. His time from 1991 to 1994 was marked by less success than in his first stay at Port Authority. From 1994 to 1996 he played again for Pahang and this time he was able to win with the club, the Malaysian Cup and also reached the final of the Malaysia Cup and the Malaysian FA Cup. Both Cup Finals were lost, however. Back in Thailand, he trailed off his playing career at FC Stock Exchange of Thailand, with which he once again was runner-up in 1996/97. In 1998, he finished his career.

For the Thai national Buspakom played between 1985 and 1998 a total of 85 games, scoring 13 goals. In 1992 he participated with the team to the finals of the Asian Cup. In addition, he was in various cadres to qualifications to World Cup Soccer Championships.

Coaching career

In BEC Tero Sasana began for him in 2001 his coaching career, first as an assistant coach. He took over the reigning champions of the Thai Premier League, after his predecessor Pichai Pituwong had resigned from his post. It was his first coach station and he had the difficult task of leading the club through the new AFC Champions League. He could master this task brilliantly and led the club even reached the final. The finale, then still played in home -and-away, was lost with 1:2 at the end against Al Ain Club. Attaphol is and was so beside Charnwit Polcheewin the only coach who managed a club from Thailand to lead to the final of the AFC Champions League. 2002/ 03 and 2003/ 04, he won the club also two runner-up. In his team, which reached the final of the Champions League, were a number of exceptional players like Therdsak Chaiman, Worrawoot Srimaka, Dusit Chalermsan and Anurak Srikerd.

In 2006 he went to Singapore in the S-League to Geylang United. He was released after a few months due to lack of success. In 2008 he took over as coach at FC Krung Thai Bank, where he had almost a similar task, as a few years before at the BEC - Tero. As vice- champion of the club was also qualified for the AFC Champions League. However, he was not able to lead the club through the group stage of the season 2008 and beyond. With the Kashima Antlers of Japan and Beijing Guoan athletic competition was too great. One of the highlights was put under his direction yet the club. In the group match against the Vietnamese club ĐPM Nam Định his team won 9-1 but lost four weeks later with 1:8 against Kashima Antlers. At the end of the National League season, he finished on the 6th place in the table with the Krung Thai. The Erstligalizenz the club was sold at the end of the season at the Bangkok Glass FC. Attaphol ended his coaching tenure at the club and accepted an offer of Thai Port FC. After only a short time in office, he received an offer from Muang Thong United, which he accepted and changed.

Others

Attaphol since 2003 has been in possession of the AFC A coaching license. He has a son, Wannaphon Buspakom which professional football player at FC Osotspa - Saraburi is.