Christian Tiffert

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Christian Tiffert
Tiffert training with Erzgebirge Aue in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-02-18) 18 February 1982
Place of birth Halle an der Saale, East Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chemnitzer FC (manager)
Youth career
1988–1991 Chemie Halle
1991–1997 Hallescher FC
1998–2000 Tennis Borussia Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Tennis Borussia Berlin 8 (2)
2000–2004 VfB Stuttgart II 17 (5)
2000–2006 VfB Stuttgart 136 (9)
2006–2007 Red Bull Salzburg 18 (1)
2007–2010 MSV Duisburg 75 (5)
2008–2010 MSV Duisburg II 5 (0)
2010–2012 1. FC Kaiserslautern 64 (4)
2012–2013 Seattle Sounders FC 12 (0)
2013–2014 VfL Bochum 24 (0)
2015–2019 Erzgebirge Aue 104 (0)
2019 Hallescher FC 3 (0)
Total 466 (26)
International career
2001 Germany U20 4 (0)
2002–2004 Germany U21 24 (2)
Managerial career
2019–2022 Chemnitzer FC (assistant)
2022–2024 Chemnitzer FC
Medal record
Germany U-18
Third placeUEFA U-18 Championship2000
VfB Stuttgart
WinnerUEFA Intertoto Cup2000
WinnerUEFA Intertoto Cup2002
Runner-upBundesliga2002–03
Runner-upDFB-Ligapokal2005
FC Red Bull Salzburg
WinnerBundesliga2006–07
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Tiffert (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈtɪfɐt]; born 18 February 1982) is a German football manager and a former midfielder. He was most recently the manager of Chemnitzer FC.[1][2]

Career

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Tiffert with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2010

On 8 April 2010, he signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the 2010–11 Bundesliga season.[3] During his time with Kaiserslautern, Tiffert led the Bundesliga in assists with 17 in the 2010–11 season.

Seattle Sounders FC

Tiffert was signed as a Designated Player for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC on 27 July 2012,[4] confirming earlier interest and attendance during a game against Sporting Kansas City on 20 June.[5][6] He replaced Uruguayan international Álvaro Fernández, who was traded to the Chicago Fire.[4] He made his debut on 5 August 2012, playing for 26 minutes during a 4–0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy, replacing Brad Evans in front of an attendance of 61,000 at CenturyLink Field.[7] Tiffert started throughout the Sounders' games in August, including a loss on penalties to Sporting Kansas City in the U.S. Open Cup Final, including a saved penalty against Tiffert.[8][9] The German midfielder provided his first assist for the Sounders during 6–2 win over C.D. Chivas USA, crossing into the path of a header from Sammy Ochoa, at the Home Depot Center on 25 August.[10] Tiffert's free kick to Eddie Johnson gave him a second career assist for the Sounders, over Chivas USA at home on 8 September.[11] Tiffert played for four minutes against Caledonia AIA in Trinidad and Tobago in the CONCACAF Champions League on 31 August.[12] He was unused during a 1–1 draw with the Portland Timbers due to an ankle injury the week before.[8][13][14] Tiffert returned against the San Jose Earthquakes on 22 September and Tiffert started the remaining games of the season,[15] recording his third career assist for the Sounders against F.C. Dallas for Brad Evans after a quick free kick from Fredy Montero on 21 October.[8][16] Tiffert started all four games during the Sounders' MLS Cup Playoff campaign and recorded an assist for defender Zach Scott from a corner kick during a 2–1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on 18 November in the Conference Finals, however the Sounders lost 4–2 on aggregate.[17] Tiffert finished his first MLS season with 18 total appearances and 3 assists.[8][18] He was bought-out of his contract by the club on 2 March 2013.

Erzgebirge Aue

In November 2017, Tiffert agreed a contract with Erzgebirge Aue which would keep at the club until 2019. He had been at the club since 2015.[19]

Coaching career

Tiffert retired at the end of the 2018–19 season and became a part of the technical staff of Chemnitzer FC in July 2019.[20][21] On 1 March 2022, Tiffert was promoted to the position of manager by Chemnitzer FC until the end of the season.[22] His first match was a 4–1 win against FSV Luckenwalde.[23] Chemnitzer FC finished the 2021–22 Regionalliga Nordost season in fifth place. Chemnitzer FC started the 2022–23 season with a 2–1 loss in the DFB-Pokal.[24]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total Ref.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tennis Borussia Berlin1999–20002. Bundesliga8200——82[25]
VfB Stuttgart II2000–01Regionalliga Süd143———143[26]
2003–0411———11[25]
2004–0521———21[25]
Total175000000175—
VfB Stuttgart2000–01Bundesliga602120—101[25]
2001–0227320——293[25]
2002–0318020113—313[25]
2003–04272308010392[25]
2004–05301208110412[25]
2005–06283206120384[25]
Total13691313554018815—
Red Bull Salzburg2006–07Austrian Bundesliga1811051—242[25]
MSV Duisburg2007–08Bundesliga25020——270[25]
2008–092. Bundesliga18100——181[25]
2009–1032430——354[25]
Total755500000805—
MSV Duisburg II2008–09NRW-Liga40———40
2009–1010———10
Total5000000050—
1. FC Kaiserslautern2010–11Bundesliga33240——372[25]
2011–1231231——343[25]
Total644710000715—
Seattle Sounders FC2012MLS120101040180[8][18][25]
VfL Bochum2013–142. Bundesliga24010——251[25]
Erzgebirge Aue2015–163. Liga31020——330[25]
2016–172. Bundesliga31010——320[25]
2017–1833010—20360[25]
2018–1990100000010[25]
Total10405000201110—
Hallescher FC2018–193. Liga3000——30[25]
Career total4662633241610055034—

Coaching record

As of match played 30 August 2024
TeamFromToRecordRef.
MWDLWin %
Chemnitzer FC1 March 20222 September 2024 98442034044.90 [22][23][24]
Total 98442034044.90 —

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

References

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  2. "Tiffert, Christian" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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  4. Mayers, Joshua (27 July 2012), "Sounders trade Alvaro Fernandez, sign Christian Tiffert from Germany", The Seattle Times, retrieved 4 January 2013
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  27. "Stuttgart 2-0 Lille (Aggregate: 2 - 1)". UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2020.