This is a list of the foreign managers (head coaches) in Thai League 1 during the professional era which began in 1996. The following manager:
have coached in at least one Thai League T1 official game for the respective club; are sorted by the nationality. Coaches from the same country are sorted by the year of appointment.
Australia Andrew Ord – BEC Tero Sasana – 2012 Aurelio Vidmar – Bangkok Glass, BG Pathum United, Bangkok United – 2016–2017, 2021, 2022 Matt Smith – BG Pathum United – 2022–2023 Arthur Papas – Buriram United – 2023–2024
Belgium René Desaeyere – Muangthong United, BEC Tero Sasana, Ratchaburi– 2010, 2013, 2018 Stéphane Demol – BEC Tero Sasana – 2013
Brazil Jose Alves Borges – TTM, Muangthong United, BEC Tero Sasana, Chiangrai United, Muangthong United – 2004-2006, 2013-2014, 2019, 2026 Carlos Roberto de Carvalho – Bangkok Glass, Muangthong United, Police United – 2010-2011, 2014 Freddy Marinho – Sisaket – 2010 Reuter Moreira – Esan United, TOT – 2012, 2015 Alexandré Pölking– Army United, Suphanburi, Bangkok United– 2013-2020 Alexandre Gama – Buriram United, Chiangrai United, Muangthong United, Lamphun Warriors, Port, Uthai Thani – 2014—2016(1), 2020—2021(2), 2016—2018, 2019—2020, 2022— Stefano Cugurra Teco – Osotspa, Navy – 2014—2016 Sérgio Farias–Suphanburi– 2015, 2016-2017 Sérgio Alexandre – Suphanburi – 2016 Ailton Silva– Chiangrai United, Chiangmai United– 2019, 2021-2022 Carlos Eduardo Parreira – Chiangmai, Khon Kaen United, Rayong – 2018-2019, 2021-2022, 2024 Arthur Bernardes – Rayong – 2020 Emerson Pereira – Chiangrai United, Nongbua Pitchaya, Buriram United – 2020-2022, 2022—2023, 2024 Gabriel Magalhães – Chiangrai United – 2023—2024 Douglas Cardozo – Ratchaburi – 2023 Jorginho Campos – Buriram United – 2024 Osmar Loss – Buriram United – 2024–2025 Wilson James Dos Santos – Chiangrai United – 2025 Wanderley – Lamphun Warriors – 2025
Bulgaria Velizar Popov – Suphanburi, Sisaket – 2014,2017
Chile Jorge Enrique Amaya – BEC Tero Sasana – 2010
Croatia Dragan Talajić – Muangthong United – 2014–2016 Drago Mamić -Chainat Hornbill - 2017-2018 Mario Ivanković – Muangthong United – 2025–2026
England Jason Withe – BEC Tero Sasana, Bangkok Bank F.C., Songkhla United – 1999–2001, 2003–2005, 2014 Robbie Fowler – Muangthong United – 2011 Dave Booth – BEC Tero Sasana, Sisaket – 2006, 2011 Peter Butler – BEC Tero Sasana – 2011 Phil Stubbins – Police United, Bangkok Glass – 2012–2013 Scott Cooper – Buriram United, Muangthong United, Ubon UMT United F.C., Port – 2013–2014, 2017, 2022 Gary Stevens – Army United, Port – 2014–2015 Peter Withe – PTT Rayong – 2014 Mike Mulvey – BEC Tero Sasana - 2017 Kevin Blackwell – Nakhon Ratchasima – 2022–2023 Mark Jackson – Buriram United – 2025–
Finland Mika Lönnström – Police United, Saraburi – 2014, 2015 Mixu Paatelainen – Ubon UMT United – 2018
France Regis Laguesse – BEC Tero Sasana – 2007 Christophe Larrouilh – BEC Tero Sasana – 2008-2009
Germany Peter Stubbe – BEC Tero Sasana – 1996 Hans Emser – Bangkok Glass – 2009 Winfried Schäfer – Muangthong United – 2013 Franz Schwarzwälder – Songkhla United – 2013 Christian Ziege - Ratchaburi - 2018 Goran Barjaktarević – Chonburi – 2018 Dennis Amato - Chainat Hornbill F.C., Sukhothai, Lamphun Warriors - 2016–2019, 2022–2023, 2025–
Iran Afshin Ghotbi – Buriram United – 2016
Italy Marco Simone – Ratchaburi - 2019 Gino Lettieri – Muangthong United, Uthai Thani – 2024–2025
Japan Masahiro Wada – Chonburi, Port – 2014, 2015 Koichi Sugiyama – BBCU, Chainat– 2016 Sugao Kambe – Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon UMT United, Sukhothai – 2013–2016, 2018, 2023–2024 Tetsuya Murayama – Samut Prakan City – 2019 Masami Taki – Chiangrai United, Rayong, PT Prachuap – 2020-2021 Masatada Ishii – Samut Prakan City, Buriram United, BG Pathum United – 2019–2023, 2025–2026 Yasushi Yoshida – Samut Prakan City – 2021–2022 Makoto Teguramori – BG Pathum United, Chonburi – 2022(1), 2023–2024(2), 2023 Mitsuo Kato – BG Pathum United – 2022
Malaysia Tan Cheng Hoe – Police Tero – 2024
Montenegro Božidar Bandović – Buriram United(1),BEC Tero Sasana, Sisaket, Buriram United(2), PT Prachuap – 2014–2020, 2023 Vladimir Vujović – BG Pathum United – 2025, 2026–
Netherland Henk Wisman – Chiangrai United – 2013
Northern Ireland Kenny Shiels – BEC Tero Sasana – 2015
Nigeria Adebayo Gbadebo – Suphanburi– 2017-2022
North Macedonia Mario Gjurovski – Muangthong United – 2020–2023
Portugal Henrique Calisto – Muangthong United – 2011 Rui Bento – Bangkok United – 2014 Manuel Cajuda – BEC Tero Sasana – 2015 Bruno Pereira – Ratchaburi Mitr Phol – 2022
Scotland Matt Elliott – Army United – 2014
Serbia Slaviša Jokanović – Muangthong United – 2012–2013 Miloš Joksić – Pattaya United, Nakhon Ratchasima, Muangthong United, Uthai Thani – 2016–2019, 2023–2024, 2024–2026 Branko Smiljanić – BEC Tero Sasana – 2016 Ranko Popović – Buriram United– 2016–2017 Radovan Ćurčić – Muangthong United – 2018 Ljubomir Ristovski – Navy, Sukhothai – 2018–2019 Srdan Trailovic – Khon Kaen United – 2024
Singapore Akbar Nawas – Nakhon Pathom United – 2023–2024
Spain Ivan Palanco – Ratchaburi – 2013 Alejandro Menéndez – Buriram United – 2013 Ricardo Rodríguez – Ratchaburi, Bangkok Glass, Suphanburi – 2013–2015, 2016 Josep Ferré – Ratchaburi – 2015 Pacheta – Ratchaburi– 2016–2017 Manolo Márquez – Ratchaburi – 2018–2019 Xavi Moro – Ratchaburi, Chiangrai United – 2022–2023, 2024 Carlos Peña – Ratchaburi – 2023–2024 Joaquín Gómez – Kanchanaburi Power – 2025
South Korea Kim Kyung-Ju – Sisaket – 2010 Bae Myung-Ho – TTM – 2011 Lee Young-moo – TTM – 2011 Kim Hak-chul-Pattaya United – 2016 Yoon Jong-hwan – Muangthong United – 2019 Lee Jung-soo – Kanchanaburi Power – 2026
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson – BEC Tero Sasana – 2012 Mikael Stahre – Uthai Thani – 2023–2024
Tunisia Lassaad Chabbi – Ratchaburi – 2018
United States of America Anthony Hudson – BG Pathum United – 2025
Wales Jason Brown - Air Force Central- 2018-2019 Matthew Mark Holland – Port – 2022-2023
See also List of Thai League 1 managers
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