Steven Tan Teng Chuan (born 28 December 1970) is a Singaporean former footballer who played for the Singapore national team during the 1990s as a striker.
He was best known for coming off the bench as a substitute and scoring the all-important goals during the Malaysia Cup season, earning himself the nickname of the "Super Steve" or "Super sub".[1][2] He was part of the squad which won the Malaysia Cup in the 1994 FAM League season.
Coaching career
editOn 6 January 2011, Tan was appointed as the head coach of Tampines Rovers FC for the 2011 S-League season replacing Vorawan Chitavanich who moved up to become the club technical director. Tampines Rovers won the league in 2011.[3] Tan held this role until August 2012, where he was replaced by Tay Peng Kee after a series of poor results.[4]
Tan is the head coach of Temasek Polytechnic's and Anglo-Chinese School's football team.[2] He is also the technical director of the F-17 Football Academy.[2]
In 2016, Tan became the head coach of the ActiveSG Football Academy’s programme at Kallang Cricket Field.[1]
Under the helms of Tan, newly promoted Singapore Cricket Club finished the 2023 Singapore Football League 1 season in 4th position and reached the semi-finals of FA Cup.[5] Tan was eventually nominated for SFL1 Coach Of The Year 2023.[6]
Personal life
editTan has three daughters and a son, Marc Tan, who is also a footballer.[7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b "ActiveSG Football Academy gets five new head coaches". TODAY. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "'Supersub' Steven Tan and Duric join forces". ESPN.com. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Steven Tan's Apple iPhone 5s". AsiaOne. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "S League News | Tan 'stood down' as Stags head coach | FOX SPORTS". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Preview: FA Cup semi-finals showdown after pandemic hiatus". Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Best of local football feted at FAS Awards Night 2023". Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (30 June 2021). "Football: No wins but tough ACL journey set to benefit Tampines' young ones | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Meet Marc Ryan Tan - The globetrotting youngster who models his game on Sterling | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Munirah, Sharifah (9 November 2017). "Dollah Kassim Award: Marc unfazed by comparisons with his father Steven Tan". The New Paper. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
External links
edit- Steven Tan at National-Football-Teams.com
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