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]