Tan Sio Beng is a Singaporean former footballer who played as a defender for NFL Division 2 side Admiralty FC and the

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Club career

Tan's performances during training for

Balestier Khalsa Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Toa Payoh, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League. Founded in 1898, the club is considered as the oldest Football in Singapore, foot ...

led to his debut in 1999 after he impressed

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coach PN Sivaji. Tan has turned out for S.League sides

, Sengkang Marine and

Tanjong Pagar United Tanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Queenstown, Singapore, Queenstown, Singapore. The club currently competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singapore football leag ...

as well as two stints with

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in the NFL Division 1 before making the switch to Admiralty FC in 2012. He spent five seasons at

and four seasons at

Sengkang Punggol Hougang United Football Club is a professional football club based in Hougang, Singapore. The club competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singaporean football. Founded in 1998 as Marine Castle United, the club changed its na ...

. Tan had an on-pitch fight with Gusta Guzarishah during a match between

and

Home United Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as the Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club based in Bishan. It competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Founded ...

in 1999. Tan was sent off while playing for

in 2005 for violent conduct after

skipper

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'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. In 2007, Tan was punished by

after his side's 4-3 win over Phnom Penh Empire in a

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first-round match for shouting obscenities at his coach, Jörg Steinebruner after he was reprimanded for his poor performance on the pitch that day.

International career

Tan was included in the

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squad after his convincing displays in the S.League for

. He has played a total of 7 times for

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and scored 1 goal at international level.

Coaching career

Following the departure of former player coach Mohd Noor Ali to

Geylang United Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, that competes in Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 and played their first season in 1 ...

in June 2012, Tan was also appointed as the assistant coach of the

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. Tan was also the coach for

Nanyang Junior College Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) () is a junior college in Singapore next to Lorong Chuan MRT station, offering two-year pre-university courses leading up to the GCE Advanced Level examinations. Nanyang Junior College is known for its strong acad ...

's soccer team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Sio Beng Singaporean men's footballers Singapore Premier League players Singapore men's international footballers 1976 births Living people Balestier Khalsa FC players Hougang United FC players Tanjong Pagar United FC players Men's association football defenders Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent