Tseng Tai-lin (, born in

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) is a

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and

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player. Nicknamed ''Little Tiger'', Tseng started to play football at Li Nong Elementary School () in Taipei. His usual position is an attacking midfielder. He was once praised as "the best footballer in Taiwan" by then Yugoslavian coach of

NSTC football team National Sports Training Center is a football team based in Tainan, and is the football club for Taiwan's National Sports Training Center. It was merged in 2003 with the Lukuang football team, Taiwan's land army football team, after the option of ...

in 2003. He was also voted the best attacking midfielder during the

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season when he played for

Ming Chuan University Ming Chuan University (MCU; ) is a private university in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan, accredited in the United States of America and by AACSB. Ming Chuan University was ranked in the 451-500 range in QS Top Asia Universities Ranking 202 ...

. In addition to association football, Tseng is active in futsal as well. He has represented

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in many international futsal competitions. However, a lasting ankle injury has influenced his performance in recent years. As a result, he was dropped from the

squad during

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s in 2006. From 2005 to 2007, he served in

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and plays for

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. After retiring from military service, he joined

Tatung F.C. Leopard Cat Football Club (), formerly known as Tatung Football Club, is a Taiwanese professional football club based in Taipei, that competes in the Taiwan Football Premier League. The club, affiliated with the electronics-producing Tatung Compa ...

in shirt number 79. Besides playing for Ming Chuan, he also serves as the team's assistant coach.

References

Living people Taiwanese footballers Taiwanese men's futsal players Tatung F.C. players Footballers from Taipei Association football midfielders 1982 births {{Taiwan-footy-bio-stub