Thongchai Rungreangles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thongchai Rungreangles | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Phrae, Thailand | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Phrae United (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2015–2018 | Thailand U19 (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Thailand U16 | ||
| 2020–2022 | Prey Veng | ||
| 2022– | Phrae United | ||
Thongchai Rungrenagles (Thai: ธงชัย รุ่งเรืองเลิศ; born 8 December 1986) is a Thai professional football manager who is head coach of Thai League 2 club Phrae United.
Career
Rungrenagles obtained a AFC Professional Coaching Diploma[1] and started his managerial career as assistant manager of the Thailand national under-19 football team in 2015, helping the team win the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship.[2] In 2018, he was appointed manager of the Thailand national under-17 football team.
One year later, he was appointed as a youth manager of Thai side BG Pathum United. In 2020, he was appointed manager of Cambodian side Prey Veng. Subsequently, he was appointed manager of Phrae United in 2022. During his first season with the club, he helped them achieve qualification to the promotion play-offs.[3] However they were unable to achieve promotion, knocked out in the semi-finals.
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Thailand U16 | 1 July 2018 | 8 October 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 33.33 | |
| Prey Veng | 30 June 2020 | 15 February 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Phrae United | 14 February 2022 | Present | 102 | 44 | 26 | 32 | 154 | 132 | +22 | 43.14 | |
| Career Total | 107 | 45 | 26 | 36 | 164 | 146 | +18 | 42.06 | |||
Honours
Manager
Individual
- Thai League 2 Manager of the Month: September 2024
References
- ^ "โค้ชดาท…ของจริง! ปั้นดาวรุ่งกัมพูชาอายุ 16-19 ปี ติดทีมชาติชุดใหญ่ 5 คน" [Coach Dat...the real deal! Creating 5 young Cambodian stars aged 16-19 to be on the senior national team] (in Thai). Ballthai. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "เขาเป็นใครมาจากไหน ทำความรู้จักกับ โค้ชดาต หัวหน้าผู้ฝึกสอน ช้างศึกU16" [Who is he and where did he come from? Get to know Coach Dat, head coach of the War Elephants U16] (in Thai). Buaksib. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "ผลงานการคุม แพร่ ยูไนเต็ด ของ "โค้ชดาท"" [Coach Dat's performance in controlling Phrae United] (in Thai). Himsanam. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.