Given the question: Facts: - clubs: guangzhou apollo shenzhen ping ' an meizhou wuhua - caps: 286 30 23 - position: defender - years: 1993 -- 1996 1996 -- 1998 2013 -- 2014 - height: 1.82 m ftin 1 on - youthclubs: guangzhou apollo shenzhen ping ' an - youthyears: 1993 -- 1996 1996 -- 1998 - pcupdate: january 1 , 2013 - birth date: 26 february 1977 - name: yuan lin - image size: 235 px - image: yuan lin.jpg - birth place: guangzhou , guangdong , china - goals: 8 6 2 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of yuan lin .
The answer is:
yuan lin -lrb- chinese : -rrb- -lrb- february 26 , 1977 -rrb- is a chinese football player who currently plays as a defender .