Personal information | |||
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Full name | Attaphol Buspakom | ||
Date of birth | 1 October 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Chonburi Province, Thailand | ||
Date of death | 16 April 2015 | (aged 52)||
Place of death | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1990 | Thai Port | 160 | (34) |
1989–1991 | Pahang | 57 | (12) |
1991–1994 | Thai Port | 114 | (21) |
1994–1996 | Pahang | 43 | (10) |
1996–1998 | Stock Exchange of Thailand | 49 | (5) |
Total | 423 | (82) | |
National team‡ | |||
1985–1998 | Thailand | 85 | (13) |
Teams managed | |||
2002–2004 | BEC Tero Sasana | ||
2006 | Geylang United | ||
2007–2008 | Krung Thai Bank | ||
2009 | TTM Samut Sakhon | ||
2009 | Muangthong United | ||
2010–2013 | Buriram United | ||
2013–2014 | Bangkok Glass | ||
2014–2015 | Police United | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 9, 2009 |
Attaphol Buspakom (Thai: อรรถพล ปุษปาคม; rtgs: Atthaphon Putsapakhom), nicknamed "Tak" (Thai: แต๊ก; rtgs: Taek); 1 October 1962 – 16 April 2015) was a Thai national and football coach. He was given the role at Muangthong United and Buriram United after TTM Samut Sakhon folded after the 2009 season.
He played for the Thailand national football team, appearing in several FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
Attaphol began his career as a player at Thai Port FC Authority of Thailand in 1985. In his first year, he won his first championship with the club. He played for the club until 1989 and in 1987 also won the Queen's Cup. He then moved to Malaysia for two seasons for Pahang FA, then return to Thailand to his former club. His time from 1991 to 1994 was marked by less success than in his first stay at Port Authority. From 1994 to 1996 he played for Pahang again and this time he was able to win with the club, the Malaysia Super League and also reached the final of the Malaysia Cup and the Malaysia FA Cup. Both cup finals but lost. Back in Thailand, he let end his playing career at FC Stock Exchange of Thailand, with which he once again runner-up in 1996-97. In 1998, he finished his career.