Tsai Hsien-tang
Tsai Hsien-tang (Chinese: 蔡憲棠; born 29 April 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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tsai Hsien-tang (蔡憲棠) | ||
Date of birth | 29 April 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Taiwan | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tainan City | ||
Number | 58 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000-2016 | Tatung | ||
2017- | Tainan City | ||
National team | |||
2000- | Chinese Taipei | 43 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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]
References
- 男足聯賽最佳陣容》中場篇-曾台霖、蔡暉鎧 (in Chinese). LTSports. 2005-11-25. Archived from the original on 2006-12-17.
- 東亞運男足》傷兵衝擊 僅蔡暉鎧較不樂觀 (in Chinese). LTSports. 2005-10-21.
- 富邦企業足球聯賽》蔡暉鎧替補連中兩元 大同逆轉台電奪四連勝 (in Chinese). LTSports. 2006-06-25. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- "Sri Lanka through to finals". Asian Football Confederation. April 6, 2008.