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{{short description|Singaporean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2009}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Chen (surname)|Tan]]|lang=Chinese}}

'''Steven Tan Teng Chuan''' (born 28 December 1970) is a [[Singapore]]an former footballer who played for the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]] during the 1990s as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]].

He was best known for coming off the bench as a substitute and scoring the all-important goals during the [[Malaysia Cup]] season, earning himself the nickname of the "Super Steve" or "Super sub".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ActiveSG Football Academy gets five new head coaches |url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/activesg-football-academy-gets-five-new-head-coaches |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=TODAY |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2016-05-23 |title='Supersub' Steven Tan and Duric join forces |url=https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/blog-football-asia/story/2877997/supersub-steven-tan-and-duric-join-forces |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> He was part of the squad which won the [[Malaysia Cup]] in the 1994 FAM League season.

== Coaching career ==
On 6 January 2011, Tan was appointed as the head coach of [[Tampines Rovers FC]] for the 2011 [[S-League]] season replacing [[Vorawan Chitavanich]] who moved up to become the club technical director. Tampines Rovers won the league in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-17 |title=Steven Tan's Apple iPhone 5s |url=https://www.asiaone.com/digital/steven-tans-apple-iphone-5s |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}}</ref> Tan held this role until August 2012, where he was replaced by [[Tay Peng Kee]] after a series of poor results.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/sleague/news/detail/item837231/ |title=S League News &#124; Tan 'stood down' as Stags head coach &#124; FOX SPORTS |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222095244/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/sleague/news/detail/item837231/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Tan is the head coach of [[Temasek Polytechnic]]'s and [[Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)|Anglo-Chinese School]]'s football team.<ref name=":1" /> He is also the technical director of the [[F-17 Football Academy]].<ref name=":1" />

In 2016, Tan became the head coach of the [[ActiveSG Football Academy]]’s programme at Kallang Cricket Field.<ref name=":0" />

Under the helms of Tan, newly promoted [[Singapore Cricket Club]] finished the [[2023 Singapore Football League|2023 Singapore Football League 1]] (SFL 1) season in 4th position and reached the semi-finals of [[Singapore FA Cup|FA Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fas.org.sg/preview-fa-cup-semi-final-showdowns-after-the-pandemic-hiatus/ |title=Preview: FA Cup semi-finals showdown after pandemic hiatus |access-date=19 January 2024 }}</ref>
Tan was eventually nominated for SFL1 Coach Of The Year 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fas.org.sg/best-of-local-football-feted-at-fas-awards-night-2023/ |title=Best of local football feted at FAS Awards Night 2023 |access-date=19 January 2024 }}</ref>

Tan's Singapore Cricket Club finished in 2nd place for the [[2024 Singapore Football League| 2024 SFL 1 season]] and won the Coach of the Year award during the Amateur Leagues Awards Night 2024. <ref name="Award">{{cite web |last=Kwek |first= Kimberly |title=FAS to host inaugural Amateur Leagues Awards Night 2024 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/albirex-niigatas-manami-fukuzawa-named-womens-premier-league-player-of-the-year |date=22 Feb 2025 | publisher=[[The Straits Times]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Tan has three daughters and a son, [[Marc_Ryan_Tan]], who is also a footballer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2021-06-30 |title=Football: No wins but tough ACL journey set to benefit Tampines' young ones {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-no-wins-but-tough-acl-journey-set-to-benefit-tampines-young-ones |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Marc Ryan Tan - The globetrotting youngster who models his game on Sterling {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/meet-marc-ryan-tan---the-globetrotting-youngster-who-models-his-game-on-sterling/1pzgqntup0amm1mylyd1ty7jua |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www.goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Munirah |first=Sharifah |date=2017-11-09 |title=Dollah Kassim Award: Marc unfazed by comparisons with his father Steven Tan |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/football/dollah-kassim-award-marc-unfazed-comparisons-his-father-steven-tan |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=The New Paper |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1970 births]]
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[[Category:Singaporean men's footballers]]
[[Category:Singapore men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Singapore FA players]]
[[Category:Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent]]
[[Category:Singaporean football managers]]
[[Category:Tampines Rovers FC managers]]
[[Category:Singapore Premier League managers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Singapore Premier League players]]
[[Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore]]
[[Category:SEA Games medalists in football]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games]]


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