Tan Cheng Hoe

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| name = Tan Cheng Hoe

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| caption = Tan Cheng Hoe with Malaysia in 2017

| fullname = Tan Cheng Hoe 陈清和

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|05|30}}

| birth_place = Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia

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| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 1988–1995

| clubs1 = Kedah

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| years2 = 1996

| clubs2 = Perlis

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| years3 = 1997

| clubs3 = Penang

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| years4 = 1998

| clubs4 = Kuala Lumpur

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| years5 = 1999

| clubs5 = Kelantan

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| years6 = 2000–2001

| clubs6 = Kedah

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| nationalyears1 = 1986

| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U-18

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| nationalyears2 = 1991

| nationalteam2 = Malaysia B

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| nationalyears3 = 1991

| nationalteam3 = Malaysia XI

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2004–2006

| manageryears2 = 2007–2009

| manageryears3 = 2009–2011

| manageryears4 = 2009–2013

| manageryears5 = 2014–2017

| manageryears6 = 2017

| manageryears7 = 2018–2022

| manageryears8 = 2022–2024

| manageryears9 = 2024

| manageryears10 = 2025–

| managerclubs1 = Malaysia U-19 (assistant)

| managerclubs2 = Harimau Muda A (assistant)

| managerclubs3 = Malaysia U-23 (assistant)

| managerclubs4 = Malaysia (assistant)

| managerclubs5 = Kedah

| managerclubs6 = Malaysia (assistant)

| managerclubs7 = Malaysia

| managerclubs8 = Selangor

| managerclubs9 = Police Tero

| managerclubs10 = Malaysia (technical director)

| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}}

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Tan Cheng Hoe ({{lang-zh|陈清和}}) is a Malaysian football manager and former football player who was recently the manager of Thai League 1 club Police Tero. He was the assistant coach for the Malaysia national team during K. Rajagopal and Nelo Vingada era before he was chosen as the head coach of the national team.

Club career

= Kedah =

As a player, Tan played for Kedah in three Malaysia Cup finals from 1988 to 1990. He lost the 1988 and 1989 finals, but finally won the trophy in 1990.{{cite news|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2016/11/01/malaysia-cup-win-reminds-me-of-1990-coach-cheng-hoe/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101115635/https://www.theborneopost.com/2016/11/01/malaysia-cup-win-reminds-me-of-1990-coach-cheng-hoe/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 November 2016|title=Malaysia Cup win reminds me of 1990 — Coach Cheng Hoe|date=1 November 2016|work=Bernama|publisher=The Borneo Post|accessdate=2 May 2018}}{{cite web|author1=Atsushi Fujioka|author2=Erik Garin|author3=Mikael Jönsson|author4=Hans Schöggl|title=Malaysia – List of Cup Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malaycuphist.html|access-date=28 February 2018|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

Tan made an appearance for Malaysia Selection in a match against Aston Villa on 20 May 1991.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/villa-malaytrip91.html Aston Villa tour of Malaysia 1991 - RSSSF] In September 1991, he was part of Malaysia B team managed by M. Karathu for TAAN Cup, an invitational tournament in Kathmandu Nepal.[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19910921-1.2.50.6 T. Bahru holds Nepal - The Straits Times, 21 September 1991] Malaysia B team won the tournament beating Tiong Bahru of Singapore 2–0.[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19910928-1.2.66 Defensive errors let Tiong Bahru down - The Straits Times, 28 September 1991]

Managerial career

=Early coaching=

Tan began his career at Kedah in 2003. Kedah were also keen for Tan Cheng Hoe to stay in football and offered him the role of coach which he held until October 2004.

=Malaysia national team=

Tan was the assistant coach to K. Rajagopal from 2004 to 2013. Tan worked as an Under 19s coach for Malaysia from December 2004 until October 2009. Tan continued his development as coach for Harimau Muda from October 2007 until October 2009. Under Rajagopal and Tan, Malaysia achieved many good results such as reaching the quarter-finals of 2004 AFC Youth Championship and qualifying for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship. Malaysia also ended their trophy drought in regional football by winning the 2009 SEA Games and 2010 AFF Championship.

=Kedah=

A break from football lasting 5 years then followed with Tan's next role as manager at second-tier Malaysia Premier League club, Kedah beginning in April 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2014/04/11/new-kedah-coach-aiming-for-top-four-finish/|title=New Kedah coach aiming for Malaysia Cup berth|author=Loganath Velloo|work=The Star|date=11 April 2014|accessdate=29 June 2018}} In 2015, he guided Kedah to win the 2015 Malaysia Premier League which also gain promotion to the 2016 Malaysia Super League. He was named the M-League's Best Coach of the Year at the 2016 National Football Awards following the success in Malaysia Cup, finishing third in the Super League and reached the FA Cup semi-finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2016/12/28/cheng-hoe-goes-the-extra-mile-to-keep-soaring-with-red-eagles/|title=Cheng Hoe goes the extra mile to keep soaring with Red Eagles|author=Alvin Oh|work=The Star|date=28 December 2016|accessdate=29 June 2018}}

= Malaysia national team =

Tan began his 2nd spell with Malaysia in April 2017 as he took up the position of assistant manager under Nelo Vingada. Tan was then made the head coach of Malaysia after Vingada stepped down following a string of poor results.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/12/07/fam-tan-cheng-hoe-to-take-over-as-harimau-malaya-head-coach/|title=FAM: Tan Cheng Hoe to take over as Harimau Malaya head coach|work=The Star|date=7 December 2017|accessdate=29 June 2018}}

In the preparation for the 2018 AFF Championship, Tan had mentioned through an article published by the FOX Sports Asia that Malaysia are underdogs team and hope their country fans will not put their hope too much despite being drawn into a favourable Group A consisting of Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, adding the favourites in the group would be Vietnam and hope their players will not feel too much pressure as there had been a lot of expectations from the fans.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/875723/tan-cheng-hoe-says-malaysia-underdogs-aff-suzuki-cup-despite-favourable-group/|title=Malaysia are underdogs at AFF Cup despite favourable group, says Tan|author=Nicolas Anil|publisher=Fox Sports Asia|date=2 May 2018|accessdate=29 June 2018}} Surprisingly, he managed to lead Malaysia into the final after eliminating the tournament defending title as well five times champions of Thailand in the semi-finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/05/malaysia-in-the-final-of-aff-suzuki-cup/|title=Malaysia in AFF Suzuki Cup final after defeating Thailand on away goals|work=The Star|date=5 December 2018|accessdate=6 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/detail/sports/30359908|title=Thailand suffer shock exit in AFF Suzuki Cup|publisher=The Nation|date=5 December 2018|access-date=6 December 2018}}

This was continued in the finals first leg when the Malaysian team under his led also managed to hold the tournament favourites of Vietnam 2–2 at home in their second meet in the tournament despite the latter had already scoring two goals in the first half.{{cite web|url=https://www.thesundaily.my/local/malaysia-fight-back-to-hold-vietnam-to-a-draw-CY247260|title=Malaysia fight back to hold Vietnam to a draw|work=Bernama|publisher=The Sun|date=12 December 2018|accessdate=16 December 2018}} However, in the second leg in Hanoi, his team failed to repeat the same success when the favourites scored a goal in the early first half of 6th minute and began tightening their defence, resulting in a 2–3 aggregate until the end of the match as a result of which Malaysia became the runners-up for the third time.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2018/12/16/heartbreak-in-hanoi-clinical-vietnam-strike-early-to-shatter-malaysias-dream/|title=Clinical Vietnam strike early to shatter Malaysia's dream|author=T. Avineshwaran|work=The Star|date=16 December 2018|accessdate=16 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-beat-malaysia-to-claim-aff-cup/143637.vnp|title=Vietnam beat Malaysia to claim AFF Cup|work=Vietnam News Agency|publisher=Vietnam+|date=16 December 2018|accessdate=16 December 2018}}

Tan continued to lead the Malaysian team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification after he been reward by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) to manage the team for another two years until his contract ended in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/tan-cheng-hoe-stay-on-malaysia-head-coach-until-2020/1uczajns5l43q1oew88g6mmjtg|title=Tan Cheng Hoe stay on Malaysia head coach until 2020|author=Ooi Kin Fai|publisher=Goal.com|date=8 January 2019|accessdate=11 October 2019}} Although the team under his management able to easily routed Timor-Leste in the first round by 12–2 in aggregate to proceed into the second round, the team only able to defeating Indonesia by 3–2 in an away match before losing two matches against United Arab Emirates in home by 1–2 and against Vietnam by 0–1 in an away match where they meet again for the fourth time through his managerial career despite all the promises Tan has made earlier to the Malaysian fans before the competition started.{{cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/07/17/no-easy-passage-but-cheng-hoe-cautiously-optimistic/1772493|title=No easy passage but Cheng Hoe cautiously optimistic|work=Bernama|publisher=The Malay Mail|date=17 July 2019|accessdate=11 October 2019}} After the two consecutive defeats, he then led Malaysia to win one of the most famous matches in their history, beating neighbour and Southeast Asian powerhouse Thailand 2–1 to extend its unbeaten streak at home to Thailand, and Indonesia 2–0 also at home to keep maintaining Malaysia's World Cup dream alive.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/11/14/malaysia-beat-thailand-2-1-to-claim-second-win-in-wc-asian-cup-qualifiers|title=Malaysia beat Thailand 2-1 to claim second win in WC qualifiers|author=T. Avineshwaran|work=The Star|date=15 November 2019|accessdate=15 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/20/c_138567730.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119210805/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/20/c_138567730.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 November 2019|title=Malaysia beat Indonesia 2-0 in FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier|author=ZD|publisher=Xinhua News Agency|date=20 November 2019|accessdate=23 November 2019}}

In terms of personal accolades, Tan has a single Malaysian Manager of the Year award to his name.

On 3 January 2022, Tan has resigned as the head coach of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) following Malaysia's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2020 in Singapore.{{cite web |title=Tan Cheng Hoe resigns as Malaysia head coach after disappointing Suzuki Cup campaign |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/malaysia-football-tan-cheng-hoe-resigns-aff-suzuki-cup-2020-2412336 |website=CNA |access-date=4 January 2022 |date=3 January 2022}}

=Selangor=

On 24 September 2022, Tan Cheng Hoe appointed as Selangor first team head coach.{{cite web|url=https://selangorfc.com/en/news/3223/Official%20Announcement%20%20Tan%20Cheng%20Hoe%20KiniMerahKuning |title=Official Announcement: Tan Cheng Hoe #KiniMerahKuning|website=selangorfc|date=24 September 2022 |access-date=24 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stadiumastro.com/bola-sepak/selangor-fc-umum-pelantikan-tan-cheng-hoe-sebagai-ketua-jurulatih-221865 |title=Selangor FC umum pelantikan Tan Cheng Hoe sebagai ketua jurulatih|website=Stadium Astro|date=24 September 2022 |access-date=24 September 2022 |first=Muzaffar |last=Musa}} Tan, who took the helm of Selangor in September 2022, has been instrumental in the club's recent successes, notably leading them to runner-up positions in both the 2022 Malaysia Cup and the 2023 Malaysia Super League. Such feats not only elevated the team's standing but also secured their spot in the prestigious AFC Champions League Two for 2024/2025 season group stage. The mutual decision for Cheng Hoe to leave was made smoother with a compensation fee received by Selangor upon his contract termination, highlighting the amicable nature of his departure. {{cite web |url= https://thesun.my/sport/cheng-hoe-appointed-police-tero-fc-head-coach-FH12158841

|title= Cheng Hoe appointed Police Tero FC head coach|website=thesun.my |access-date=16 December 2023}}

= Police Tero =

On 29 February 2024, Thai League 1 club Police Tero announced the appointment of Tan as the head coach and designated Worrawoot Srimaka as the technical director. He secured nine points from his games in charge, which were ultimately not enough to keep the team in the league, with the club's relegation confirmed on 13 May 2024.

Managerial statistics

class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan=2\|Team !rowspan=2\|Nat !rowspan=2\|From !rowspan=2\|To !colspan=5\|Record !rowspan="2"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
{{abbr\|G\|Matches played}}	{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}}	{{abbr\|D\|Matches drawn}}	{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}}	{{abbr\|Win %\|Win percentage}}
align="left"\|Kedah \|{{flagicon\|Malaysia}} \|align="left"\|10 April 2014 \|align="left"\|29 April 2017 {{WDL\|106\|59\|28\|19}} \|{{citation needed\|date=April 2025}}
align="left"\|Malaysia \|{{flagicon\|Malaysia}} \|align="left"\|7 December 2017 \|align="left"\|3 January 2022 {{WDL\|40\|20\|4\|16}} \|{{citation needed\|date=April 2025}}
align="left"\|Selangor \|{{flagicon\|Malaysia}} \|align="left"\|24 September 2022 \|align="left"\|28 February 2024 {{WDL\|44\|30\|4\|10}} \|{{citation needed\|date=April 2025}}
align="left"\|Police Tero \|{{flagicon\|Thailand}} \|align="left"\|29 February 2024 \|align="left"\|6 June 2024 {{WDL\|11\|2\|3\|6}} \|{{citation needed\|date=April 2025}}
colspan="4"\|Career Total {{WDLtot\|201\|111\|39\|51}} !

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align="left"|Kedah

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|align="left"|10 April 2014

|align="left"|29 April 2017