Please answer the following 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 袁琳    - 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 .
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yuan lin -lrb- chinese : 袁琳 -rrb- -lrb- february 26 , 1977 -rrb- is a chinese football player who currently plays as a defender .