Tan Sio Beng
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Admiralty FC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 – 2002 | Balestier Khalsa | ? | (?) |
| 2003 | Sengkang Marine FC | ? | (?) |
| 2004 | Tanjong Pagar United | ? | (?) |
| 2005 | Balestier Khalsa | ? | (?) |
| 2006 – 2007 | Sengkang Punggol | ? | (?) |
| 2008 – 2009 | Singapore Cricket Club | ? | (?) |
| 2010 | Sengkang Punggol | ? | (?) |
| 2011 | Singapore Cricket Club | ? | (?) |
| 2012 | Admiralty FC | 12 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 – 2004 | Singapore | 7 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2012 | |||
Tan Sio Beng is a Singaporean former footballer who played as a defender for NFL Division 2 side Admiralty FC and the Singapore national football team.
Tan's performances during training for Balestier Khalsa led to his debut in 1999 after he impressed Tigers coach PN Sivaji.[1]
Tan has turned out for S.League sides Balestier Khalsa,[2] Sengkang Marine[3] and Tanjong Pagar United[4] as well as two stints with Singapore Cricket Club[5] in the NFL Division 1 before making the switch to Admiralty FC in 2012. He spent five seasons at Balestier Khalsa and four seasons at Sengkang Punggol.
Tan had an on-pitch fight with Gusta Guzarishah during a match between Balestier Khalsa and Home United in 1999.[6]
Tan was sent off while playing for Balestier Khalsa in 2005 for violent conduct [7] after Home United skipper Aide Iskandar's challenge on Balestier's keeper, Rizal Rahman, sparked a fight. Balestier subsequently lodged an appeal against the red card but the appeal was rejected.[8]
In 2007, Tan was punished by Sengkang Punggol after his side's 4-3 win over Phnom Penh Empire in a Singapore Cup first-round match for shouting obscenities at his coach, Jörg Steinebruner[9] after he was reprimanded for his poor performance on the pitch that day.[10]