Tan Sio Beng

Tan Sio Beng is an ex-Singapore international footballer who plays as a defender for NFL Division 2 side Admiralty FC.

Tan Sio Beng
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-06-27) June 27, 1976
Place of birth Singapore
Position(s) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2, 2012
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

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
  1. "JPF Talk featuring PN Sivaji". Junpiter Futbol. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28.
  2. "Balestier's probable XI", The Straits Times, 19 April 2000, Page 70
  3. "Sengkang's Tan to be punished for rant at coach", The Straits Times, 2 May 2007, Page 46
  4. "TANJONG PAGAR", Today, (Afternoon Edition), 8 March 2004, Page 37
  5. "Balestier battle SCC in FA Cup final". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  6. "Balestier launch appeal for defender", Today - Afternoon Edition, 13 June 2005, Page 41
  7. "Tigers' futile appeal", Today, (Afternoon Edition), 20 June 2005, Page 40
  8. "Egmar kuasai tarungan yangbawa Home menang, Berita Harian, 28 November 1999, Page 24
  9. "Sengkang's Tan to be punished for rant at coach", The Straits Times, 2 May 2007, Page 46
  10. "Sengkang through". Today Paper.
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