Tsai Hsien-tang (; born 29 April 1977), formerly known as Tsai Hui-kai (), is a

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player. He played as a defender and a

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Career

During his participation in Tatung F.C., he was voted the best defensive midfielder after the

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season. In October 2005, he suffered a serious knee ligament injury in training and was unable to represent

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at the

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held in

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. The injury also made him unable to be in the starting lineup during the entire

Enterprise Football League 2006 The 2006 season of the Fubon Enterprise Football League (formerly Chinese Taipei National Football League). Tatung F.C., as the winner of the season, will compete in the 2007 season of the AFC President's Cup, a club competition between football ...

season. In 2008, after he changed his name to Tsai Hsien-tang, he became captain of the

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during the

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. For the years of 2008-2012 he played for the national team of Taiwan. In 2017 he played for Tainan City. He retired in 2018.

References

1977 births Living people Taiwanese footballers Tatung F.C. players Chinese Taipei international footballers Association football defenders Footballers from Tainan {{Taiwan-footy-bio-stub