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 played as a defender and a defensive midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tsai Hsien-tang (蔡憲棠) | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Taipei, Taiwan | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tainan City | ||
| Number | 58 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000-2016 | Tatung | ||
| 2017- | Tainan City | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000- | Chinese Taipei | 43 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
During his participation in Tatung F.C., he was voted the best defensive midfielder after the Chinese Taipei National Football League 2005 season.[1]
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] The injury also made him unable to be in the starting lineup during the entire Enterprise Football League 2006 season.[3]
In 2008, after he changed his name to Tsai Hsien-tang, he became captain of the Chinese Taipei national football team during the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup.[4]
For the years of 2008-2012 he played for the national team of Taiwan.[5]
In 2017 he played for Tainan City. He retired in 2018.
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.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hsien-Tang Tsai (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.