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.

Tsai Hsien-tang
Personal information
Full name Tsai Hsien-tang (蔡憲棠)
Date of birth (1977-04-29) 29 April 1977 (age 47)
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

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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

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  1. ^ 男足聯賽最佳陣容》中場篇-曾台霖、蔡暉鎧 (in Chinese). LTSports. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 17 December 2006.
  2. ^ 東亞運男足》傷兵衝擊 僅蔡暉鎧較不樂觀 (in Chinese). LTSports. 21 October 2005.
  3. ^ 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. 25 June 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka through to finals". Asian Football Confederation. 6 April 2008.
  5. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hsien-Tang Tsai (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.