Surachai Jirasirichote (Thai สุรชัย จิระศิริโชติ) is a Thai football coach and former football player. He is the head coach of Thai League 2 club Chiangmai United. He is a defender who scored 2 goals for the Thailand national team.[1]
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Surachai Jirasirichote | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nakhon Pathom, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Chiangmai United (head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Sinthana | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Gombak United | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Geylang United | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Chula-Sinthana | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–2001 | Thailand | 55 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | F.C. Phuket | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Raj-Vithi | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Thai Honda | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Lopburi | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Looktabfah | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Phitsanulok | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Port (assistance) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Lampang | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | JL Chiangmai United | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Phitsanulok | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Chiangmai United | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Chiangmai United (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Chiangmai United (interim) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | STK Muangnont | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Chiangmai United | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
He has made several appearances for Thailand in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[2]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | November 6, 2000 | Chiang Mai, Thailand |  Myanmar | 3-1 | Won | 2000 Tiger Cup |
| 2. | May 28, 2001 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Pakistan | 6-0 | Won | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Managerial statistics
- As of matches played 27 April 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Chiangmai United | 4 February 2022 | 6 June 2022 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25.00 |
| Chiangmai United | 28 June 2023 | Present | 39 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 35.90 |
| Total | 51 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 33.33 | ||