Tang Tian ( born on March 3, 1977, in
Dalian
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) is a Chinese
football
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coach and a former professional footballer who previously played as a
defender.
Club career
Tang Tian initially started his career with second-tier football club
Changchun Yatai
Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Changchun, Jilin and their home stadi ...
, but by the 2000 Chinese league season he could not establish himself within the team and would leave the club. He revived his career with top-tier club
Bayi Football Team and went on to establish himself as a regular within the team until the end of the 2003 league season when the club were relegated. With the club unable to cope with the relegation they disbanded and Tang was allowed to find a new club in top-tier team
Dalian Shide who he joined the following season. At Dalian he could not establish himself as a regular and he soon joined second-tier club
Shanghai The 9 for a season. Tang would return to Dalian and during his second stint he would gain more playing time until he left at the end of the 2008 league season. He would then have a stint at top-tier club
Jiangsu Sainty before going to the
Indonesia Super League
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for a short time where he joined
Persipura Jayapura
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.
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1977 births
Living people
Footballers from Dalian
Chinese men's footballers
Changchun Yatai F.C. players
Bayi Football Team players
Dalian Shide F.C. players
Jiangsu F.C. players
Persipura Jayapura players
Chinese expatriate men's footballers
Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
Chinese Super League players
Men's association football defenders
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. non-playing staff
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