Christian Tiffert
Tiffert with Kaiserslautern in 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Christian Tiffert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 18 February 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Halle an der Saale, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Erzgebirge Aue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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– | Erzgebirge Aue | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Germany U21 | 24 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:02, 8 August 2016 (UTC). |
Christian Tiffert (born 18 February 1982) is a German footballer who plays as midfielder[1][2] for Erzgebirge Aue.
Career
1. FC Kaiserslautern
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 4 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 4 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.
Statistics
- As of 14 May 2016.
Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Continental2 | Other3 | 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 | [19] | |||
Stuttgart II | 2000–01 | Regionalliga Süd | 14 | 3 | — | 14 | 3 | [20] | |||||
2003–04 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | [19] | ||||||||
2004–05 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | [19] | ||||||||
Totals | 17 | 5 | — | 17 | 5 | — | |||||||
Stuttgart | 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | [19] | |
2001–02 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | [21] | |||||
2002–03 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 3 | [19] | ||||
2003–04 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | [19] | ||
2004–05 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | [19] | ||
2005–06 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | [19] | ||
Totals | 136 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 15 | — | ||
Red Bull Salzburg | 2006–07 | Bundesliga (Austria) | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | [19] | |
Duisburg | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | [19] | |||
2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | [22] | |||||
2009–10 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 4 | [23] | ||||||
Totals | 75 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 80 | 5 | — | |||||
Duisburg II | 2008–09 | NRW-Liga | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
Totals | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | |||||||
Kaiserslautern | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | [24] | |||
2011–12 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 3 | [25] | ||||||
Totals | 64 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 71 | 5 | — | |||||
Seattle Sounders | 2013 | MLS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | [8][18][19] |
Bochum | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | [2] | |||
Erzgebirge Aue | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | [26] | ||||
Career totals | 390 | 26 | 30 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 469 | 34 | — |
- 1.^ Includes German Cup, Austrian Cup, and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
- 2.^ Includes UEFA Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League, and UEFA Europa League.
- 3.^ Includes German League Cup and MLS Cup playoffs.
References
- ↑ "Christian Tiffert" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- 1 2 "Tiffert, Christian" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Christian Tiffert wird ein Roter Teufel" [Christian Tiffert is a Red Devil], 1. FC Kaiserslautern (in German), 8 April 2010, retrieved 8 April 2010
- 1 2 Mayers, Joshua (27 July 2012), "Sounders trade Alvaro Fernandez, sign Christian Tiffert from Germany", The Seattle Times, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ Mayers, Joshua (21 June 2012), "Sounders confirm interest in Christian Tiffert, discussions of a contract deemed "premature"", The Seattle Times, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ Mayers, Joshua (31 July 2012), "A stop and chat with Sounders FC's newest designated player: Christian Tiffert", The Seattle Times, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ Oshan, Jeremiah (5 August 2012), "Recap: Sounders run riot in 4-0 thrashing of listless LA", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Players: Christian Tiffert", MLSsoccer.com, 2012, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ "Sporting Kansas City Claims 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup After Penalty Shootout Victory Against Three-Time Defending Champion Seattle Sounders FC", USsoccer.com, 9 August 2012, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ Bueno, Luis (25 August 2012), "Recap: Montero hat trick paces Sounders in 6-2 romp over Chivas", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ Billings, Jon (8 September 2012), "Recap: Johnson's late winner lifts Seattle past Chivas", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ "Sounders beat Caledonia and move closer to CONCACAF quarterfinals", The Seattle Times, 30 August 2012, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ Mayers, Joshua (11 September 2012), "Rosales, Tiffert expected to be ready for Saturday's game in Portland (injury report)", The Seattle Times, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ Itel, Dan (15 September 2012), "Recap: Portland rally for 1-1 draw in Cascadia Cup clash", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ Oshan, Jeremiah (22 September 2012), "Recap: Quakes score important 2-1 win over rival Sounders", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ Oshan, Jeremiah (21 October 2012), "Recap: Evans, Sounders douse FC Dallas' playoff hopes", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
- ↑ French, Scott (18 November 2012), "Recap: Seattle win 2-1, but LA make it back to MLS Cup", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
- 1 2 "2012 Team Statistics", SoundersFC.com, 2012, retrieved 4 January 2013
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Christian Tiffert » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Christian Tiffert" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Christian Tiffert". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Christian Tiffert". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Christian Tiffert". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Christian Tiffert". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Christian Tiffert". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Christian Tiffert". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
External links
- MLS player profile
- Christian Tiffert profile at Fussballdaten