Manuel Tom Bihr (, 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.
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 RamÃÂrez.
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.
Bihr was born in Herrenberg to a German father and a Thai mother from Chiang Mai.
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 2âÂÂ1 victory over Turkmenistan, securing his nation's top spot in their qualification group and a place at the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
Bangkok United
Thailand