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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.
On 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 (SFL 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]
Tan's Singapore Cricket Club finished in 2nd place for the 2024 SFL 1 season and won the Coach of the Year award during the Amateur Leagues Awards Night 2024. [7]
Tan has three daughters and a son, Marc Tan, who is also a footballer. [8] [9] [10]