| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tsai Hsien-tang (蔡憲棠) | ||
| Date of birth | April 29, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Republic of China | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tatung | ||
| Number | 58 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Tatung (?) | |||
| National team | |||
| ?-present | Chinese Taipei | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Tsai Hsien-tang (Chinese: 蔡憲棠, born April 29, 1977), formerly known as Tsai Hui-kai (Chinese: 蔡暉鎧), is a Taiwanese football (soccer) player. He usually plays as a defender or a defensive midfielder. During his service in Tatung F.C., he was voted the best defensive midfielder after the Chinese Taipei National Football League 2005 season.[1]
In October 2005, he suffered a serious knee ligament injury in training and was unable to represent Chinese Taipei at the 2005 East Asian Games held in Macau.[2] His absence also impacted the Tatung's results in the Oasis Super Cup,[1] an invitational competition organized by the shoe-making Oasis Group. The injury made him unable to be in the starting lineup during the whole Enterprise Football League 2006 season.[3]
In 2008, Tsai changed his name to Tsai Hsien-tang. He became captain of the Chinese Taipei national football team during the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup.[4]
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