Manuel Bihr
Thai footballer (born 1993)
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Manuel Tom Bihr (Thai: มานูเอล ทอม เบียรห์, born 17 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United. Born in Germany, he plays for the Thailand national team.
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Bihr playing for Bangkok United in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Manuel Tom Bihr | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1993 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Herrenberg, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Bangkok United | |||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | VfB Stuttgart | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 58 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016– | Bangkok United | 189 | (7) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Thailand | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
On September 29, 2014, Bihr made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga (at that time he was playing for FC Nurnberg) in a match against Kaiserslautern. He played for 64 minutes before being substituted off for Cristian Ramírez.[2]
In July 2016, Manuel Bihr moved to the Thai League. He has been playing for Bangkok United FC since then. He becomes a solid defensive player for the club. Bangkok United made a 3-year consecutively runners-up in the Thai League 1.
Personal life
Bihr was born in Herrenberg to a German father and a Thai mother from Chiang Mai.[3]
International career
In March 2017, Bihr was called up to the Thailand national team for the first time under the leadership of coach Kiatisuk. This was when the Thai team was preparing for the match against Saudi Arabia in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. However Bihr was dropped due to a sudden injury.
In August 2017, Bihr was again included in the squad to prepare for matches against Iraq and Australia, also in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. However, he was not fielded by coach Milovan Rajevac.
In October 2017, Bihr was called up to play in a friendly match against Kenya and made his debut for Thailand in the starting lineup. In March 2018, Bihr was called up to prepare for the 2018 King's Cup, but not listed in the final squad. In 2021, he was called up by Thailand national team for the 2020 AFF Championship.
On 31 March 2026, he scored his first international goal in a 2–1 victory over Turkmenistan, securing his nation's top spot in their qualification group and a place at the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 April 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2012–13 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 1 | — | — | — | 58 | 1 | ||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 2015–16 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Bangkok United | 2016 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 152 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 7 | |
| Career total | 241 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 261 | 8 | |
International
- As of 31 March 2026[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 March 2026 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Turkmenistan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
Bangkok United
Thailand
