Christian Tiffert (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈtɪfɐt]; born 18 February 1982) is a German football manager and a former midfielder. He is the manager of Chemnitzer FC.[1][2]
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Date of birth | (1982-02-18) 18 February 1982 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Halle an der Saale, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Germany U21 | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Chemnitzer FC (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Chemnitzer FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.[citation needed]
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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other[lower-alpha 3] | Total | Ref. | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Tennis Borussia Berlin | 1999–2000 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | [23] | ||
VfB Stuttgart II | 2000–01 | Regionalliga Süd | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | [24] | |||
2003–04 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | [23] | |||||
2004–05 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | [23] | |||||
Total | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | [23] | |
2001–02 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | [23] | ||||
2002–03 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | 31 | 3 | [23] | |||
2003–04 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | [23] | ||
2004–05 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | [23] | ||
2005–06 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | [23] | ||
Total | 136 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 15 | — | ||
Red Bull Salzburg | 2006–07 | Austrian Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | [23] | |
MSV Duisburg | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | [23] | ||
2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | [23] | |||
2009–10 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | [23] | ||||
Total | 75 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 5 | — | ||
MSV Duisburg II | 2008–09 | NRW-Liga | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2009–10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | ||
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | [23] | ||
2011–12 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | [23] | ||||
Total | 64 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5 | — | ||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2012 | MLS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | [8][18][23] |
VfL Bochum | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | [23] | ||
Erzgebirge Aue | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | [23] | ||
2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | [23] | |||
2017–18 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | [23] | |||
2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 | 0 | [23] | ||
Total | 104 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 0 | — | ||
Hallescher FC | 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | [23] | ||
Career total | 466 | 26 | 33 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 550 | 34 | — |
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