Sasom Pobprasert

Sasom Pobprasert
Personal information
Full name	Sasom Pobprasert
Date of birth	10 October 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	PT Prachuap (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1997	Thai Farmers Bank
1998–2002	BEC Tero Sasana
Total
International career
1984	Thailand U17
1997	Thailand
Managerial career
2001	Thailand U14
2003–2004	Thailand U16
2004–2005	BEC Tero Sasana
2009–2011	Thai Port
2011	Buriram
2011	Thailand U16
2012–2014	Bangkok United
2014	Thailand U19
2015–2018	Air Force Central
2019–2023	Chonburi
2024–	PT Prachuap
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sasom Pobprasert (Thai: สะสม พบประเสริฐ; born 10 October 1967) is a Thai professional football manager and former football player he is the current head coach of Thai League 1 club PT Prachuap.

He is also a former footballer in Thailand who played as midfielder for Thailand national team, including an appearance in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying match.^[1] He scored one goal for the national team.

He vary from the player and manager to the football pundit with the mantle of commentator who analysis for the football matches alongside TrueVisions and PPTV channel.^[2]

In 2009, he became the manager of Thai Premier League side Thai Port^[3] He has made an instant impact at PAT Stadium and has targeted a top five finish for the 2009 season. He previously managed BEC Tero Sasana from 2004 until early 2005.

Managerial career

PT Prachuap

On 31 January 2024, Sasom was appointed head coach of PT Prachuap, replacing compatriot Dusit Chalermsan.

International goals

List of international goals scored by Sasom Pobprasert
Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 February 1997	Bangkok, Thailand	Sweden	1–3	Lost	1997 King's Cup

Managerial statistics

As of match played 24 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Port	1 January 2009	30 June 2011	2	0	1	1	000.00
Thailand U16	1 July 2011	31 July 2011	6	4	2	0	066.67
Bangkok United	1 January 2012	30 November 2013	32	8	7	17	025.00
Air Force Central	1 January 2015	3 April 2018	11	1	1	9	009.09
Chonburi	3 June 2019	10 April 2023	117	48	22	47	041.03
PT Prachuap	31 January 2024	Present	33	13	12	8	039.39
Total			201	74	45	82	036.82