Chan Tien Ghee
| Chan Tien Ghee | |
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| File:Dato Chan Tien Ghee.jpg | |
| Native name | 曾长义 |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Occupation | Businessman, Fmr Chairman of Cardiff City |
| Children | Nicholas Chan |
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Dato Chan Tien Ghee (simplified Chinese: 曾长义; traditional Chinese: 曾長義; pinyin: Zēng Cháng Yì), more commonly known as TG, is a Malaysian businessman, who was the chairman of Cardiff City Football Club from May 2010 to March 2013.[1]
Cardiff City
Chan Tien Ghee became chairman on 27 May 2010. His aim was to get Cardiff into the Premier League and stated that Dave Jones would carry on being manager, whilst also hiring Gethin Jenkins from Newport Gwent Dragons to become Chief Executive of the club.[2] However, Cardiff failed to get promoted at the end of his first season as chairman. He resigned the position as chairman in March 2013, to pursue other business opportunities.[1]
Personal Life
Tien Ghee is the father of the Malaysian footballer that is currently playing for Kelantan FA, Nicholas Chan.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Cardiff chairman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee cools fan fears from BBC News
- ↑ Cardiff City Set To Sign Nick Chan - Son of TG ? Retrieved at January 11, 2011
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| Preceded by | Cardiff City F.C. chairman 2010–2013 |
Succeeded by TBA |
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