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 technical director of Thai League 1 club PT Prachuap.
 Chalermsan in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dusit Chalermsan | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Sakon Nakhon, Thailand | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PT Prachuap (technical director) | ||
| 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) | ||
| *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
Club career
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
Dusit Chalermsan played 96 international matches and scored 14 goals for the national team.[citation needed]
Managerial career
BG Pathum United
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
- As of match played 28 December 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Singhtarua | 1 January 2013 | 30 November 2014 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 39.47 |
| Prachuap | 1 January 2015 | 30 November 2016 | 64 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 37.50 |
| Sisaket | 1 January 2017 | 1 March 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Trat | 12 December 2017 | 9 October 2018 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
| BG Pathum United | 24 October 2018 | 28 April 2021 | 71 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 73.24 |
| Port | 20 July 2021 | 11 November 2021 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 41.67 |
| BG Pathum United | 14 November 2021 | 17 January 2022 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 28.57 |
| Lamphun Warriors | 20 May 2022 | 7 November 2022 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15.38 |
| PT Prachuap | 14 November 2022 | 26 August 2023 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 37.50 |
| PT Prachuap | 12 December 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 240 | 113 | 55 | 72 | 47.08 | ||
Honours
Player
Thailand
- Asian Games fourth place: 1998, 2002
- ASEAN Football Championship (3): 1996, 2000, 2002
- Sea Games (4): 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
- King's Cup (2): 1994, 2000
- Independence Cup Indonesia (1): 1994
- Police Tero
- Mohun Bagan AC
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
- V.League 1 (2): 2003, 2004
Manager
BG Pathum United
Individual
- Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: June 2014, September 2020, November 2020, April 2023