Tan Sio Beng
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 27, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club 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) |
| National team | |||
| 2002 – 2004 | Singapore | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2, 2012. | |||
Tan Sio Beng is an ex-Singapore international footballer who plays as a defender for NFL Division 2 side Admiralty FC.
Following the departure of former player coach Mohd Noor Ali to Geylang United in June 2012, Sio Beng was also appointed as the assistant coach of the Wolves.
Sio Beng is known to be a tenacious player with a strong mentality to win. His dogged performances during training for Balestier Khalsa led to his debut in 1999 after he impressed Tigers coach PN Sivaji.[1]
Club career
Sio Beng 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.
An entertaining but fiery player, Sio Beng was memorably sent off while playing for Balestier Khalsa in 2005 for violent conduct [6] after Home United skipper Aide Iskandar's challenge on Balestier's keeper, Rizal Rahman, sparked a free for all. Balestier subsequently lodged an appeal against the red card but the appeal was rejected.[7]
He also had an on-pitch fight with Gusta Guzarishah during a match between Balestier Khalsa and Home United in 1999.[8]
In 2007, Sio Beng 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]
International career
Sio Beng was included in the 2002 Tiger Cup squad after his convincing displays in the S.League for Balestier Khalsa.
He has played a total of 7 times for Singapore and scored 1 goal at international level.
References
- ↑ "JPF Talk featuring PN Sivaji". Junpiter Futbol.
- ↑ "Balestier's probable XI", The Straits Times, 19 April 2000, Page 70
- ↑ "Sengkang's Tan to be punished for rant at coach", The Straits Times, 2 May 2007, Page 46
- ↑ "TANJONG PAGAR", Today, (Afternoon Edition), 8 March 2004, Page 37
- ↑ "Balestier battle SCC in FA Cup final".
- ↑ "Balestier launch appeal for defender", Today - Afternoon Edition, 13 June 2005, Page 41
- ↑ "Tigers' futile appeal", Today, (Afternoon Edition), 20 June 2005, Page 40
- ↑ "Egmar kuasai tarungan yangbawa Home menang, Berita Harian, 28 November 1999, Page 24
- ↑ "Sengkang's Tan to be punished for rant at coach", The Straits Times, 2 May 2007, Page 46
- ↑ "Sengkang through". Today Paper.