Therdsak Chaiman (Thai: เทิดศักดิ์ ใจมั่น; born 29 September 1973), simply known as Uncle Therd (Thai: น้าเทิด), is a Thai professional football manager and retired player.^[1]

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Therdsak Chaiman

Chaiman as manager of Chonburi in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Therdsak Chaiman
Date of birth	(1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Suphan Buri, Thailand
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1989–1991	Rajdamnern Commercial College
1992–1993	Stock Exchange of Thailand
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1998	Royal Thai Navy	97	(33)
1998–1999	Osotspa	34	(12)
2000–2003	BEC Tero Sasana	65	(17)
2002	→ SAFFC (loan)	33	(27)
2004	Dong A Bank	28	(8)
2005–2009	SAFFC	112	(47)
2010–2017	Chonburi	108	(40)
Total		477	(184)
International career
1994–2010	Thailand	75	(22)
1999–2005	Thailand Futsal	48	(62)
Managerial career
2015	Chonburi (assistant)
2016–2017	Chonburi
2018	Chonburi (assistant)
2019	Phuket City
2020	Port (assistant)
2020	Uthai Thani
2021–2022	Uthai Thani
2022–2023	Pattaya Dolphins United
2023	Rayong
2023–	Nagaworld (technical director)
Medal record Thailand Asean Football Championship Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2000 2000 Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2002 2002
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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During his playing career, Chaiman played as an attacking midfielder and later became a manager. Therdsak was a prolific goalscorer, free kick specialist, and could shoot with both feet. Therdsak also once played futsal for the Thailand national futsal team.^[2]

Therdsak is regarded^{[by whom?]} as one of Southeast Asia's finest footballers. In 2002, he was loaned out to SAFFC in 2002 and proceeded to win the S.League player of the year. In 2003, Therdsak led BEC Tero Sasana to the final of the AFC Champions League against Al Ain FC in 2003. He scored against Taejon Citizen and Shanghai Shenhua in the process and was named the 2003 AFC Champions League most valuable player. In 2004, Therdsak secured a move to Vietnam's East Asia Bank but did not settle well due to a stomach muscle injury which kept him out for seven months. He promptly rejoined his former club SAFFC in 2005 despite interest from Home United Football Club. Despite his diminutive frame, Therdsak has proved to be more than capable to play with the bigwigs of international football, and at his peak, impressing many with his surging runs, vision and shot technique not often seen among footballers of his region.^{[citation needed]} Therdsak officially announced his retirement from professional football on 19 November 2017 after end of Thai League 1 season 2017 with quit of the manager job at Chonburi.^[3]

On 21 December 2015, Chonburi has promoted Therdsak from player-coach to be the new manager of the club after the departure of Jadet Meelarp.^[4] Therdsak made the official managerial debut on 2 February 2016 in AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 against Myanmar champion, Yangon United at Chonburi Stadium. Chonburi won 3–2 at the extra time. Chonburi were knocked out of the AFC competition in the final playoff by losing 0–9 to FC Tokyo from Japan.^[5]

In 2002, Therdsak was instrumental for the Thailand national football team in the Tiger Cup which they won. He was awarded the Tiger Cup Most Valuable Player Award for his displays in the tournament. In June 2007, he was recalled into the national football team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup after a lengthy absence from the team due to fatigue.

As of match played 23 December 2023