Christian Tiffert

Christian Tiffert

Tiffert with Kaiserslautern in 2010.
Personal information
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	6	(0)
National team^‡
2001	Germany U20	4	(0)
2002–2004	Germany U21	24	(2)
Honours Germany U-18 UEFA U-18 Championship 2000 VfB Stuttgart Winner UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000 Winner UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002 Runner-up Bundesliga 2002–03 Runner-up DFB-Ligapokal 2005 FC Red Bull Salzburg Winner Bundesliga 2006–07
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:28, 3 October 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2012

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 28 August 2015^{[1][2][8][18][19]}

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB-Ligapokal		Europe		Other		Total
1999–00	Tennis Borussia Berlin	2. Bundesliga	8	2	0	0	—		—		—		8	2
2000–01	VfB Stuttgart II	Regionalliga Süd	14	3	0	0	—		—		—		14	3
2001–02			0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
2002–03		Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
2003–04		Regionalliga Süd	1	1	—		—		—		—		1	1
2004–05			2	1	—		—		—		—		2	1
2000–01	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	6	0	2	1	—		2	0	—		10	1
2001–02			27	3	2	0	—		—		—		29	3
2002–03			18	0	2	0	—		4	3	—		24	3
2003–04			27	2	3	0	1	0	8	0	—		39	2
2004–05			30	1	2	0	1	0	8	1	—		40	2
2005–06			28	3	2	0	2	0	6	1	—		38	4
Austria			League		Austrian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
2006–07	Red Bull Salzburg	Bundesliga	18	1	1	0	—		5	1	—		24	2
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB-Ligapokal		Europe		Other		Total
2007–08	MSV Duisburg	Bundesliga	25	0	2	0	—		—		—		27	0
2008–09		2. Bundesliga	18	1	0	0	—		—		—		18	1
2009–10			32	4	3	0	—		—		—		35	4
2008–09	MSV Duisburg II	NRW-Liga	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
2009–10			1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
2010–11	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Bundesliga	33	3	4	0	—		—		—		37	3
2011–12			31	2	3	1	—		—		—		34	3
USA			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Other^1		Total
2012	Seattle Sounders FC	Major League Soccer	12	0	1	0	—		1	0	4	0	18	0
2013			0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB-Ligapokal		Europe		Other		Total
2013–14	VfL Bochum	2. Bundesliga	24	0	1	0	—		—		—		25	0
2015–16	Erzgebirge Aue	3. Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Total	Germany		329	26	26	2	4	0	28	5	0	0	387	33
	Austria		18	1	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	24	2
	USA		12	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	18	0
Career total			359	27	28	2	4	0	34	6	4	0	429	35

¹ 2012 includes the MLS playoffs.

References

1. "Christian Tiffert" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
2. "Tiffert, Christian" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
3. "Christian Tiffert wird ein Roter Teufel" [Christian Tiffert is a Red Devil], 1. FC Kaiserslautern (in German), 8 April 2010, retrieved 8 April 2010
4. Mayers, Joshua (27 July 2012), "Sounders trade Alvaro Fernandez, sign Christian Tiffert from Germany", The Seattle Times, retrieved 4 January 2013
5. Mayers, Joshua (21 June 2012), "Sounders confirm interest in Christian Tiffert, discussions of a contract deemed "premature"", The Seattle Times, retrieved 4 January 2013
6. 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
7. Oshan, Jeremiah (5 August 2012), "Recap: Sounders run riot in 4-0 thrashing of listless LA", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
8. "Players: Christian Tiffert", MLSsoccer.com, 2012, retrieved 4 January 2013
9. "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
10. Bueno, Luis (25 August 2012), "Recap: Montero hat trick paces Sounders in 6-2 romp over Chivas", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
11. Billings, Jon (8 September 2012), "Recap: Johnson's late winner lifts Seattle past Chivas", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
12. "Sounders beat Caledonia and move closer to CONCACAF quarterfinals", The Seattle Times, 30 August 2012, retrieved 4 January 2013
13. 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
14. Itel, Dan (15 September 2012), "Recap: Portland rally for 1-1 draw in Cascadia Cup clash", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
15. Oshan, Jeremiah (22 September 2012), "Recap: Quakes score important 2-1 win over rival Sounders", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
16. Oshan, Jeremiah (21 October 2012), "Recap: Evans, Sounders douse FC Dallas' playoff hopes", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
17. French, Scott (18 November 2012), "Recap: Seattle win 2-1, but LA make it back to MLS Cup", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved 4 January 2013
18. "2012 Team Statistics", SoundersFC.com, 2012, retrieved 4 January 2013
19. "Stats Centre: Christian Tiffert", The Guardian, 2012, retrieved 6 January 2013

External links

• MLS player profile
• Christian Tiffert profile at Fussballdaten