Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | January 8, 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1990 | Florida Tech Panthers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1993 | Orlando Lions | ||
1994–1995 | Cocoa Expos | ||
1997 | Carolina Dynamo | 26 | (0) |
1998 | Orlando Nighthawks | ||
2003–2005 | Cocoa Expos | 21 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1996–1998 | Balestier Khalsa | ||
1998–2002 | Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers | ||
2002 | Balestier Khalsa | ||
2003–2005 | Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers | ||
2006– | Florida Tech Panthers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Although born in Malaysia, Chan grew up in Walton-on-Thames in England. In 1987, he moved to the United States and entered the Florida Institute of Technology where he played on the men's soccer team from 1987 to 1990. In 1988, the Panthers won the NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship while Chan was named the tournament Offensive MPV. Chan was a 1990 Second Team NCAA Division II All American. [1] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1991. and is a member of the Florida Tech Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2008, Chan was inducted into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame. [2]
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