Steven Tan

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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.

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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

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]

Personal life

Tan has three daughters and a son, Marc Tan, who is also a footballer. [5] [6] [7]

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