{{Short description|Thai footballer and manager (born 1980)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Issara Sritaro | image = Issara Sritaro.png | caption = Sritaro in 2023 | fullname = Issara Sritaro | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|1|18}} | birth_place = Suphan Buri, Thailand | height = {{height|meters=1.79}} | currentclub = | position = Defensive midfielder | years1 = | clubs1 = Bangkok Bank | caps1 = | goals1 = | nationalyears1 = 1996–1997 | nationalteam1 = Thailand U17 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs1 = Chainat Hornbill | manageryears2 = 2015 | managerclubs2 = Army United | manageryears3 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs3 = Chainat Hornbill | manageryears4 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs4 = Thailand U23 (assistant) | manageryears5 = 2017 | managerclubs5 = Thailand U23 (caretaker) | manageryears6 = 2017 | managerclubs6 = Looktabfah | manageryears7 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs7 = Buriram United B | manageryears8 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs8 = Thailand U19 | manageryears9 = 2019–2021 | managerclubs9 = Thailand (assistant) | manageryears10 = 2019–2021 | managerclubs10 = Thailand U23 (assistant) | manageryears11 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs11 = PT Prachuap | manageryears12 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs12 = Thailand U23 | manageryears13 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs13 = Suphanburi | manageryears14 = 2025 | managerclubs14 = Nakhon Ratchasima }}
'''Issara Sritaro''' (Thai: อิสระ ศรีทะโร) a Thai professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of Thai League 1 club Nakhon Ratchasima.<ref>[https://sport.trueid.net/detail/qmONz1e2wPzX ประวัติ โค้ชหระ อิสระ ศรีทะโร นำทัพช้างศึก ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทย สู่ซีเกมส์ 2023]</ref>
==Managerial career== ===Chainat Hornbill=== In November 2015, it was announced that Issara would become the new head coach of Chainat Hornbill again after he left the team in 2014 and came back in 2015 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/th/news/4275/%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C-%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81/2015/11/01/16877932/OFFICIAL-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%84%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87 |title=OFFICIAL : ชัยนาทดึงอิสระคืนรังผนึกโค้ชวัง |work=Goal.com |date=1 November 2015 |accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://mainstand.co.th/th/features/5/article/3356 สู่เป้าหมายโอลิมปิก 2024 : สาเหตุที่โค้ชทีมชาติไทยชุดยู-23 ต้องใช้อิสสระ ศรีทะโร l Ball Thai Stand]</ref>
===Nakhon Ratchasima=== On 15 May 2025, Issara Sritaro was appointed manager of Thai League 1 club Nakhon Ratchasima, replacing the departing Teerasak Po-on.<ref>https://www.siamsport.co.th/football-thailand/thaileague-1/81151/</ref>
==Managerial statistics== {{updated|match played 29 November 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Managerial record by team and tenure |- !rowspan=2|Team !rowspan=2|Nat. !rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=5|Record !rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !{{abbr|G|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!! {{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}} |- |align=left|Army United |{{flagicon|Thailand}} |align=left|20 June 2015 |align=left|17 October 2015 {{WDL|15|2|6|7}} | |- |align=left|Chainat Hornbill |{{flagicon|Thailand}} |align=left|9 November 2015 |align=left|25 April 2016 {{WDL|13|4|2|7|}} | |- |align=left|Thailand U19 |{{flagicon|Thailand}} |align=left|13 February 2018 |align=left|10 November 2019 {{WDL|14|5|4|5|}} | |- |align=left|PT Prachuap |{{flagicon|Thailand}} |align=left|15 November 2021 |align=left|31 May 2022 {{WDL|20|10|2|8|}} | |- |align=left|Thailand U23 |{{flagicon|Thailand}} |align=left|8 November 2022 |align=left|23 April 2023 {{WDL|29|14|5|10|}} | |- |align=left|Suphanburi |{{flagicon|Thailand}} |align=left|2 August 2024 |align=left|26 April 2025 {{WDL|37|8|7|22|}} | |- |align=left|Nakhon Ratchasima |{{flagicon|Thailand}} |align=left|15 May 2025 |align=left|29 November 2025 {{WDL|14|2|4|8|}} | |- !colspan=4|Career Total {{WDLtot|142|45|30|67|}} ! |}
==Honours== ===Manager===
'''Thailand U23''' *Southeast Asian Games: 2021 Silver medalist
;Individual *Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: February 2022, March 2022
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