Steven Tan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

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

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 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

Tan has three daughters and a son, Marc Tan, who is also a footballer.[7][8][9]

References

1. "ActiveSG Football Academy gets five new head coaches". TODAY. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
2. "'Supersub' Steven Tan and Duric join forces". ESPN.com. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
3. "Steven Tan's Apple iPhone 5s". AsiaOne. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
4. "S League News | Tan 'stood down' as Stags head coach | FOX SPORTS". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
5. "Preview: FA Cup semi-finals showdown after pandemic hiatus". Retrieved 19 January 2024.
6. "Best of local football feted at FAS Awards Night 2023". Retrieved 19 January 2024.
7. 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.
8. "Meet Marc Ryan Tan - The globetrotting youngster who models his game on Sterling | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
9. 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

• Steven Tan at National-Football-Teams.com