In July 2015, the "Donghai Cup" Hong Kong Star Football Tournament officially started, but an accident occurred in a match in Dongxing City.
Against the weaker Dongxing team, the Hong Kong star football team easily won with a score of 6 in half and 7-1 in full. In the face of such a big loss, the mentality of the Dongxing team members began to become unbalanced, and then developed into physical conflict, and finally staged a "full martial arts". According to on-site news, Hong Kong star Huang Rihua, who had played Guo Jing, used a set of "Eighteen Palms of the Dragon" and brought down three Dongxing team players in a row before he could barely control the scene.
After the game, the person who spoke out was Alan Tam, the captain of the Hong Kong star football team.
After the conflict, Alan Tam spoke on social media
to raise the relationship between President Tan and football, and the creation of the Hong Kong star football team and serving as the captain naturally cannot be bypassed. Some of the Premier League Fans may also know that he is a die-hard fan of Manchester United, who has repeatedly posted content related to the Red Devils on social media. Only some hard-core football fans know that his father, , used to be an old national football player in our country. He played in the Olympics. He is one of the heroes of my country's Far East Games—Alan Tam’s football gene, perhaps derived from this.
Tan Jiangbai, a native of Guangzhou, a Chinese national, has played for the Hong Kong South China Team and the Guangzhou Police Team, nicknamed "Tan Tongtou".
Tan Jiangbai (left) and his son Alan Tan
Juvenile determined to go out of their hometown-Guangdong players' Hong Kong journey
Tan Jiangbai's football career started with the Hong Kong South China team.
Hong Kong and Guangdong have been in a close relationship since ancient times. Tan Jiangbo was born in Guangzhou in 1911, and soon after he moved to Hong Kong with his family. Soon, he was favored by Nanhua and was selected for the South China Youth Team. At that time, Nanhua was still the number one player in Hong Kong football (in the past few years, Nanhua was still superior in Hong Kong, and was named the Hong Kong Super League Big4 along with Pegasus, Jiezhi, and Dongfang. However, in 2017, it announced a reorganization and focused on youth training. Hong Kong League One), this is enough to show that Tan Jiangbai's talent is outstanding.
South China team logo, SCAA refers to South China Athletic Association
In fact, Tan Jiangbai has a physical quality that is rare among Chinese in that era. He is 1.78 meters tall and weighs 72 kilograms . Such hardware conditions may not be good enough now, but at the time, it was also first-class even in world football. In addition, he has good jumping ability, excellent heading ability, and heading was a difficult technical action at the beginning of the last century. Adding several objective factors together, he became a supernova in football, not surprisingly.
But his start in South China was not smooth. In 1927, he was selected for the youth team at the age of 16, and was selected for the first team at the age of 17. He scored three goals in two games, but was not loved by the coach and was soon sent back to the youth team.
If he continues to develop in South China, he will also become a well-known star, but fate has helped him and speeded up his journey of fame—— Guangzhou police team issued an invitation letter, inviting the South China team to come to Guangzhou for an exhibition match .
Tan Jiangbai has a deep connection with Hong Kong football
The Guangzhou police team’s move was actually a drunkard who didn’t want to drink. At the time, Guangdong was owned by the Lingnan University team and the Sun Yat-sen University team. The world, and the police force's combat effectiveness is low, and it has been defeated repeatedly in Guangzhou. This exhibition competition is called Friendship Exchange, but it is actually digging people. As soon as the game ended, three players, Ye Beihua, Li Tiansheng, and Feng Jingxiang, immediately received a transfer invitation.
and Ye Beihua made a request: "We have a little brother named Tan Jiangbai. He played the ball well and dig it together?"
Soon, Tan Jiangbai also joined Guangzhou.State Police Team, plus the trio from the previous transfer, this is the "Four Horsemen" police team later Megatron Guangzhou.
One of the four knights of Tan Jiangbai-Ye Beihua
Spring breeze triumphant horseshoes-the "four knights" sweeping Guangdong
Of course the digging man must guard Regular. The Guangzhou Police Force is affiliated to the Guangzhou Police Station. The rules they provide are-a legitimate police profession.
The Guangzhou Police Department allocated a red motorcycle for each of the four. At the moment, players driving motorcycles are too dangerous and may cause injuries and cause verbal criticism. At the time, players riding motorcycles were extremely stylish and fashionable. So these four players rode motorcycles through the urban area of Guangzhou, patrolling in the morning and training in the afternoon. On the match day, four motorcycles arrived at the same time and kicked off as soon as they stopped. They came and went like wind, so they got the name " The Four Horsemen".
The four knights are in the national team, and the second from left in the back row is Tan Jiangbai.
With the addition of four new forces, the Guangzhou Police Team soon surpassed Lingnan and Zhongshan to become Guangdong The leader of the land. In Guangzhou, Tan Jiangbo's skills have also been improved, and his heading skills have been improved.
Huang Baisong was a well-known center in my country at the time. Under his guidance, Tan Jiangbai began to use "oil ball" to train his heading ability. After being soaked in motor oil, the weight of the football is greatly increased but the elasticity is greatly reduced. Tan Jiangbai uses it to exercise his heading power. After a period of hard training, Tan Jiangbai's neck and upper body strength gradually strengthened, and the power and accuracy of his header is even better than before. The heading ability that was originally far superior to his peers has now been changed by thousands of troops. "Tan Tongtou" soon became his representative title.
Coincidentally, the Chinese international Sun Jinshun at that time also used oil balls for training, and he mainly exercised his leg strength. In the subsequent games, Sun Jinshun once hit the goal vigorously, and then with a dull sound, the opponent's goalkeeper's arm bone broke.
"Iron Legs" Sun Jinshun
Whether or not "oil ball" is useful until now is still inconsistent. It is possible that they can use ordinary football for the same level of training and achieve similar results. However, the training intensity of the Chinese national football team at that time can still be seen .
Tan Jiangbai has become an all-rounder on the court due to his outstanding header skills. At that time, the national football team mainly played the WM formation. Tan Jiangbai could play excellent performances in the left center, left back, left wing position (close to the left forward) and center position. , was once evaluated by the then player Li Huitang as a "powerful defender" If you are able to move forward, if you are in battle, the enemy will be easy to defend. You will be able to do everything in your defense.”
Soon, the greatly increased Tan Jiangbai got the call of the national team. He will represent China as the captain. Under the leadership of "Ball King" Li Huitang, he participated in the 10th Far East Games.
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Guoshi Wushuangjun owns-it takes half a year from Shanghai to Berlin
In May 1934, the national football team went to the Philippines to participate in the 10th Far East Olympic Games , Tan Jiangbai was selected into the big list.
In football, except for China's 1-2 loss to the Philippines at the First Far East Games, the national football team won the championship from the second to the ninth. In the eighth final, because China 3-3 Japan, the two teams tied for the championship, making the color of China's eight consecutive championships slightly dimmed; and due to the September 18th Incident in 1931, Sino-Japanese relations are infinitely antagonistic. At this time, the competition between the two sides is not only a contest of victory, but also a struggle of will.
In this game, Tan Jiangbai played a thigh-level performance.
The Chinese team squad
In the previous match against the Dutch East India (now Indonesia) and the Philippines, Tan Jiangbai scored one goal each;Against the Japanese team, he scored two goals in the first half, laying a good foundation for the team to win. In the second half, the Chinese team fell into a dilemma of lack of physical strength. The defender Li Tiansheng came off the field with a red card. The Japanese team succeeded repeatedly. In addition, Li Huitang missed the penalty. The score quickly became 3-3 (Li Huitang scored Third ball). In the end, the Japanese team fouled again in the penalty area and fined Li Huitang, who had missed a penalty kick, to score the ball. The Chinese team won the championship 4-3.
There is no doubt that Tan Jiangbai is the biggest contributor to this game. "Declaration" commented on this game as follows: " Tan Jiangbai is the hero of our team. In the first half, he played consecutively and performed the most satisfactory Li Huitang didn’t see any special features. The Japanese team’s skills are mediocre, far inferior to me, but its long-term strength and spirit of struggle are beyond the reach of other countries.”
The Far East Games champion won, the next goal is Olympic Games.
In 1936, the Chinese team participated in the Berlin Olympics. The national football team selected 22 people to participate in the football event, with the leader Li Huitang as the captain, and the "Four Knights" of the police team were all selected into the big list.
The first national football team against the United Kingdom in the Olympic Games, with Tan Jiangbai on the far right of the back row.
A cruise ship full of Olympic athletes set off from Shanghai via Saigon, Singapore, Dutch East Indies and Malaysia , Burma, India and other countries-because of insufficient funds, they can only choose this "wandering" way to far away Europe, wherever they go, they disembark and play friendly matches on the spot, earning travel expenses through ticket sharing. It took them half a year to reach Europe. During this period, they played a total of 24 friendly matches with teams from different countries, with 21 wins and 3 draws.
has gone through all kinds of dangers, this ancient national football team finally arrived in Berlin to participate in the official competition. A total of 16 teams participated in the Olympics and were randomly divided into eight groups to single out. The national football team was assigned to the British team in the first round. Tan Jiangbai made his debut at the left back.
It is a pity that the national football team experienced a long journey at the time. When they arrived in Berlin, they were already at the end of the battle. They lost 0-2 against the powerful British team. In spite of this, the technology and fighting spirit of the national football team has also been recognized by the British team and the organizers of the tournament. Hitler, then the head of Germany, even presented gold watches to these players as a tribute.
In Tan Jiangbai’s own words: “Although Hitler is an executioner, he is also a world-class man. This gold watch is actually a special testimony of that era.” The person who gave the gold watch is certainly dark. , But the sportsmanship is infinitely bright.
The news after the defeat of the National Football Team in the Olympic Games
Shangsi is the National Defence Round Taiwan-Retired and went to the national disaster, blood stained Yunnan
After returning to China, Tan Jiangbai soon faced The gap in his career. In the "Duke Xian Cup" match with the Hong Kong Kowloon team, he kicked the opponent player "Quaima" Buli off his right leg, and the referee immediately expelled him with a red card.
Buli is a track and field athlete of the University of Hong Kong, who carries many records in Hong Kong track and field. His injury quickly caused dissatisfaction in Hong Kong. In addition, Tan Jiangbai kicked Hong Kong player Stulange for a foul in 1936. As this was a second offense, was suspended for one year.
And the ban has not yet ended, the Anti-Japanese War broke out in an all-round way.
Tan Jiangbai quickly announced his decision to retire. He chose a road of iron and blood-going north to fight against Japan and serving the motherland. In July 1938, Tan Jiangbai, who had become a lieutenant of the army, went to Yunnan as the captain of the 12th Overseas Chinese Transportation Brigade. Part of the anti-Japanese materials on the Yunnan-Burma Highway was transported by him and delivered to the hands of anti-Japanese soldiers.
Tan Jiangbai is in the army
and is different from his army status. Chen Zhenhe, a national teammate who joined the army with him, is the air force. In the Olympic Games, Chen Zhenhe was the left midfielder next to him; and on the battlefield, as one of the few veteran pilots in China that year, he drove the antique "Douglas O-2" fighter jets.Shoot down Japanese fighters for the first time, and have won numerous awards. However, during the test flight of the new aircraft, Chen Zhenhe died heroically due to bad weather and unexpected accidents. He was only 35 years old when he was sacrificed, and he did not see the day of victory in the War of Resistance.
Tan Jiangbai was lucky enough to survive to the end and witnessed the liberation of China.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the owner of the Hong Kong Sing Tao football team invited him to come back to play, and he agreed. But even if he still has the heart to fight on the green field, the skills that he neglected during the War of Resistance against Japan can no longer come back. Two years later, the 37-year-old Tan Jiangbai announced his retirement again.
Although he has lost his superb skills, I think he may think this is the most worthwhile thing he has done in his life. At the same time, he can also be extremely proud of himself.
Tan Jiangbai (right)
Postscript-Wenti Lianghua
After retiring from the game, Tan Jiangbai tried to do business but ended in failure. He has six children under his knees and lives in a difficult situation. Fortunately, he has another thing to be proud of- He raised a son named Alan Tan.
On singing, Alan Tam’s status in the music world can be seen as one of the male singers in the Hong Kong music scene at the time. Only Leslie Cheung is his eternal opponent; even if he plays football, he is almost meaningless. Alan Tam's football skills are naturally far worse than his father. He himself once said, When he was young, Tan Jiangbai often went to watch him play and cheer him on; but after watching for a while, Tan Jiangbai never went again. No matter how mobilized it was useless— —Probably I really can’t stand it.
But even so, Tan Jiangbai still retains his love for football. In 2002, the national football team entered the World Cup for the first time. Tan Jiangbai watched all the games without landing: According to Alan Tam, whenever the national football team attacked, he shouted loudly, as if he was the head coach of the national football team. At that time, he was already 91 years old.
Tan Jiangbai's old age
In his whole life, he has dedicated himself to serving the country outside, but he never forgets his original intentions inside.
In 2003, China’s national footballer Tan Jiangbo won the 26th Hong Kong "Football Honor Award".
In 2004, Tan Jiangbai won the Hong Kong Football Lifetime Achievement Award.
In March 2006, Tan Jiangbai passed away due to body organ failure, ending his legendary life at the age of 95.
At the funeral of Tan Jiangbai, his son Alan Tan held his portrait
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