![]() Viwatchaichok during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Oman at the Rajamangala Stadium | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rangsan Viwatchaichok | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Port (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1997 | Stock Exchange of Thailand | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | BEC Tero Sasana | 45 | (4) |
2002 | Krung Thai Bank | 8 | (1) |
2003 | Tobacco Monopoly | 12 | (1) |
2004 | Krung Thai Bank | 16 | (0) |
2004–2006 | Bangkok Bank | 58 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Geylang United | 63 | (6) |
2008–2011 | Buriram United | 103 | (18) |
2012–2016 | BEC Tero Sasana | 112 | (16) |
2016–2017 | Suphanburi | 23 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Police Tero | 0 | (0) |
Total | 440 | (49) | |
International career | |||
2004–2012 | Thailand | 29 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2015–2016 | BEC Tero Sasana (interim) | ||
2017 | Suphanburi (assistant) | ||
2018–2023 | Police Tero | ||
2023– | Port | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rangsan Viwatchaichok (Thai: รังสรรค์ วิวัฒน์ชัยโชค; RTGS: Rangsan Wiwatchaichok), born January 22, 1979), simply known as Aon (Thai: อ้น; RTGS: On) is a Thai professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Thai League 1 club Port.
Rangsan currently holds the record for the all-time most appearance in Thai League 1 with 439 appearances.
Rangsan is known for his set pieces freekick back in his playing career.[1]
Club career
[edit]Rangsan is a Thai retired professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a left back. He previously played for four other club teams in Thailand and Singapore with Geylang United.
International career
[edit]Rangsan has currently played 29 times for the senior Thailand national team, and he has scored one goal in the process.[2]
Managerial career
[edit]BEC Tero Sasana
[edit]On 11 July 2013, BEC Tero Sasana sacked René Desaeyere and promoted Choketawee Promrut to be the club interim manager. Rangsan, who was the club captain, was also promoted to be the assistant coach.[3]
On 9 August 2015, Rangsan was promoted to be the interim manager of BEC Tero Sasana after the removal of Kenny Shiels.[4]
He had coached the club for three games before the appointment of Manuel Cajuda on 27 August.
On 1 December 2015, he was promoted to be the interim manager again after the resignation of Manuel Cajuda.[5] Rangsan managed the club in the last three games of 2015 season with the record of 2 wins and 1 loss. The club set to relegate to Division 1 according to the final standing but still remained in top league after the withdraw of Saraburi from the competition.
Suphanburi
[edit]On 17 April 2017, Rangsan was appointed as assistant manager of Suphanburi under manager Adebayo Gbadebo.
Police Tero
[edit]On 23 April 2018, FOX Sports Asia reported in an article that Rangsan was appointed head coach of Police Tero following the departure of Englishman Scott Cooper. On 29 June, he was demoted to assistant under Totchawan Sripan before getting promoted to manager again on 14 September the same year.
Port
[edit]After 5 years at Police Tero, Rangsan was appointed to replace Surapong Kongthep as the manager of Thai League 1 club Port on 8 November 2023.
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 July 2009 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 August 2024
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Police Tero | 1 April 2018 | 29 June 2018 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 53.33 |
Police Tero | 14 September 2018 | 7 November 2023 | 161 | 65 | 41 | 55 | 40.37 |
Port | 7 November 2023 | Present | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 56.00 |
Total | 201 | 87 | 52 | 62 | 43.28 |
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- BEC Tero Sasana
- Krung Thai Bank
- Buriram United
Manager
[edit]- Police Tero
- Thai League 2 runner-up: 2019
Individual
- Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: October 2022, December 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Rangsan Viwatchaichok". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Rangsan Viwatchaichok". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ เทโรฯสั่งปลดเรเน่แล้วดันโชคทวีคุมแทน Archived 2013-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Siamsport. Retrieved 11 July 2013
- ^ BREAKING ! มังกรไฟแขวนชิลส์ตั้งกัปตันอ้นคุมดวลท่าเรือ Goal. Retrieved 9 August 2015
- ^ บีอีซี เทโรศาสน ตั้ง "รังสรรค์" คุมทีม 3 นัดหนีตกชั้นแทน "คาจูดา" Thaipbs. Retrieved 2 December 2015
External links
[edit]- Rangsan Viwatchaichok on Instagram
- Rangsan Viwatchaichok at Soccerway