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Andrew Ord
Andrew Ord (born 30 June 1979) is an English-Australian football coach who has held various roles in both International and club football throughout Asia. He is currently Head Coach of the Western Australia representative side. Career Early years Ord had a modest playing career as a central defender in Non-League football. He took up coaching at an early age when it became apparent that he would not be offered a full-time contract. After emigrating to Perth in 2006 he joined the WA NTC which has produced many players who have gone on to represent Australia. He also worked in Myanmar developing a full-time Academy for Yangon United before returning to Western Australia alongside Gareth Naven with Perth Glory in the National Youth League. BEC Tero Sasana In late 2010, Peter Butler brought him to inaugural AFC Champions League finalists BEC Tero Sasana where he was responsible for the under 21 team. He had an immediate impact winning the Thailand FA Youth Cup beating Buriram U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Western Australian National Training Centre
Football West National Training Centre, simply known as FW NTC, is a soccer academy based in Perth, Western Australia. History The academy was established by Football West in conjunction with FFA and the WA Department of Sport and Recreation in 2006 to operate as an establishment where young players could be assisted to prepare for the game at the highest level. The boys' team played in the Football West State League in 2012 and 2013, however did not play for points. They also participated in the FFA State Institute Challenge. The boys' program was replaced by the Perth Glory NPL program in 2014. Notable male academy graduates Women's team The FW NTC Women's team are one of the inaugural teams in the new National Premier Leagues WA Women competition (which commenced in 2020), and is a part of the National Premier Leagues Women’s The National Premier Leagues Women's (NPLW), also referred to as Women's National Premier Leagues (WNPL) in some states, are regional associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gilbert Koomson
Gilbert Koomson (born 9 September 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Iraq stars league team Duhok SC. Club career Koomson was born in Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ..., Ghana. He played for BEC Tero Sasana F.C., BEC Tero Sasana in the Thai FA Youth Cup and also being call to Ghana national under-17 football team, Ghana national under-17 team. Previously, he spent time in the Ajax Accra F.C. in Ghana. Stoke City F.C., Stoke City called him to go on trial but he had a problem with a visa and thus was unable to earn a work permit. He came to Thailand to improve his career of professional footballer under the guidance and recommendation from BEC Tero Sasana Technical Director Peter Butler (footballer born 1966), Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tanaboon Kesarat
Tanaboon Kesarat (, born 21 September 1993) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Port. International career Tanaboon Kesarat played for Thailand U19 in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. His performances during the tournament caught the eyes of Andrew Ord, who was building an exciting side at BEC Tero Sasana with other youngsters like Chanathip Songkrasin, etc. In 2013, he was selected for Thailand's first team squad and came in as a substitute in a 5-1 victory over China on 15 June. He represented Thailand U23 in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. He also represented Thailand U23 in the 2014 Asian Games. Tanaboon was part of Thailand's winning squad in the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup. During the last group stage game against Myanmar, Tanaboon scored the first goal of a 2-0 win with a stunning strike from outside the area. In 2015, he won the 2015 Southeast Asian Games with Thailand U23. In 2018 FIFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chanathip Songkrasin
Chanathip Songkrasin (, ; born 5 October 1993), is a Thai professional Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United F.C., BG Pathum United. Chanathip is known to be one of the best footballers in Southeast Asia. His style of play as a diminutive, left-footed Dribbling#Association football, dribbler, drew career-long comparisons with Lionel Messi, earning him the nickname the 'Thai Messi'. Club career BEC Tero Sasana Chanathip was promoted to the Police Tero F.C., BEC Tero Sasana first team squad by new coach Andrew Ord who had also been his youth team coach. His first senior team goal came on 6 May, in a match against Thai Port F.C., Thai Port in the Thai League 1, which gave BEC Tero Sasana a 2–0 win. In early 2013 Chanathip had an offer from J.League side Gamba Osaka. At the end of the season, he won the 2012 Thai Premier League, TPL Young Player of the Year. In mid-October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2012 Thai Premier League
2012 Thai Premier League (known as Sponsor Thai Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the Thai Premier League since its establishment in 1996. A total of 18 teams are competing in the league. Teams Khonkaen, Siam Navy and Sriracha were relegated to the 2012 Thai Division 1 League after finishing the 2011 season in the bottom three places. 2011 Thai Division 1 League champions Buriram, runners-up Chainat and third place BBCU were promoted to the Thai Premier League. Buriram were to merge with Buriram PEA at the end of the 2011 campaign to become Buriram United allowing Wuachon United to take their place in the top flight for the first time.http://www.thaileaguedb.com/eng/leagues/view/16/Thai-Premiere-League THAI PREMIERE LEAGUE 2012 Stadia and locations Name changes *Thai Port were renamed to Port FC for the start of the season and then renamed back to Thai Port one week later. *Buriram PEA and Buriram merged to become Buriram United *Sisaket we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kelantan FA
Kelantan Football Club () was a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Founded in 1946, the club had a long-standing rivalry with Terengganu. The two east coast clubs were involved in the East Coast Derby. Their home was the 22,000-seat Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium. Kelantan's regular kit colours were red shirt and shorts with a white pattern on the side. The club had their first major success in the 2012 season, when they won the treble which is the Malaysia Super League titles, Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. Domestically, the club has won 2 Malaysia Super League titles,1 Malaysia Premier League title, 2 Malaysia FA Cup, 2 Malaysia Cup and 1 Charity Shield. Kelantan made their continental debut playing in the AFC Cup. They won the first place in the group stage. However, the club lost in the quarter final to Erbil SC 6–2 on aggregate. Kelantan had obtained the FAM Club License to play in the 2018 Malaysia Super League season. On 17 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Buriram United
Buriram United Football Club () is a Thai professional football club based in Buriram. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the majority of their existence and competes in the Thai League 1. The club was founded in 1970 as PEA Football Club (Provincial Electricity Authority Football Club), before being reformed as Buriram PEA and Buriram United in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Their home stadium is Chang Arena which has a capacity of 32,600. Buriram United is considered one of the best football clubs in the Southeast Asia region history. Buriram United won their first Thai League 1 title in 2008 and the Kor Royal Cup in 1998, as PEA. The club was previously based in Ayutthaya before moving east to Buriram for the 2010 season. In the 2011 season, Buriram became the first team in Thailand football history to win all the domestic trophies, as the treble champions (2011 Thai Premier League, 2011 Thai FA Cup, and 2011 Thai League Cup). Buriram then went on to win f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club association football, football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries, top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition in Asian football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations. Introduced in 1967 as the ''Asian Champion Club Tournament'', the competition rebranded as AFC Champions League in 2002 following the merger of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup. It was rebranded again in 2024 to its current name. A total of 24 clubs compete in the league stage of the competition, divided into East and West regions (12 teams each). The winner of the AFC Champions League Elite qualifies for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peter Butler (footballer Born 1966)
Peter James Butler (born 27 August 1966) is an English professional football player and coach who is currently the head coach of the Bangladesh women's national team. As a player, he made more than 450 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League. He then took up coaching, first in England and then in Australia and South-East Asia. He was in charge of the Botswana national team from 2014 until 2017. Playing career Butler played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Cambridge United, Bury, Southend United, West Ham United, Notts County, Grimsby Town, West Bromwich Albion and Halifax Town. Coaching career After a spell as caretaker manager of Halifax Town, Butler moved to Australia where he became player-manager of Sorrento FC 2000–2002, where he set up their academy. He then coached in Singapore with the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC), in Malaysia with Sabah FA, in Indonesia with Persiba Balikpapan, and then back to Malaysia as coach of Kelant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
A-League National Youth League
A-League Youth, formerly known as the National Youth League and Y-League is a defunct Australian national soccer youth developmental and under-21s league, founded by Football Federation Australia and later run by the Australian Professional Leagues. The current league was established as a successor to the previous competition of the National Youth League (1984–2004) and commenced in August 2008. The league runs in conjunction with the A-League Men as a developmental or reserve league. The league, as well as the A-League Men and A-League Women are administered by the Australian Professional Leagues. In 2020 it was contested by ten teams, all of which competed in the A-League. From the 2020–21 season, the league was to expand to eleven teams with the introduction of Western United, however the season was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Following the end of COVID restrictions the league did not return, and the clubs now focus on their developm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gareth Naven
Gareth Naven (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian football coach and former player. He is currently the development officer at Football West and coach of Bayswater City SC in the NPL. Playing career Naven was born in 1969 in the English town of Wigan before his family moved to Perth, Western Australia. He was a junior with Gosnells but made his initial impact with Bayswater Inter in 1985. In the same year, he and his twin brother Craig were selected in the Australia Under-16 national team that reached the quarter-finals of the World Under-16 championship in China. In 1986 he received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport. In 1987, Naven was a member of the Schoolboy Australia team that toured New Zealand. While still a teenager, Naven moved to South Australia to begin his senior footballing career. He played 11 times for Adelaide City in the National Soccer League and locally for Birkalla. He then returned to Western Australia and played with Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
