Facts: - teama: bay of plenty - source: -lsb- league project -rsb- http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?playerid=528 nrl stats -rsb- and -lsb- http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/alex_chan.html rugby - points: 16 0 8 16 48 - birth date: 22 december 1974 - fieldgoals: 0 0 0 0 0 - fieldgoalsc: 0 - teamb: new zealand maori - appearances: 21 3 26 32 86 - yearbend: 00 - yearcstart: 2004 - tries: 4 0 2 4 12 - name: alex chan - birth place: auckland , new zealand - goalsc: 0 - appearancesc: 3 - position: pr - teamc: new zealand - image: alex chan.jpg - updated: 26 august 2009 - yearcend: 06 - fullname: alexander reremorehu chan - yearbstart: 1993 - pointsc: 4 - yearastart: 1992 - yearend: 93 03 05 08 - yearstart: 1992 1994 2000 2001 2004 2006 - triesc: 1 - yearaend: 93 - club: taupo melbourne storm catalans dragons bay of plenty stags northern eagles parramatta eels - goals: 0 0 0 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alex chan -lrb- rugby league -rrb- .
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alex chan -lrb- born 22 december 1974 in auckland , new zealand -rrb- is a former new zealand professional rugby league footballer and currently coaching at the wentworthville magpies he has played for the catalans dragons of super league , melbourne storm , parramatta eels and northern eagles in the nrl .a new zealand international representative forward , he has also previously played for the bay of plenty stags in new zealand , and has also played for the aotearoa maori team .he is of chinese descent .chan played at fullback for the maori in 1999 and earlier represented the team at the 1994 pacific cup .he was selected for the aotearoa maori side at the 2000 world cup but did not play a match .chan played for the parramatta eels from the interchange bench in their 2001 nrl grand final loss to the newcastle knights .