| Intro | German footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Germany |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 18 February 1982, Halle (Saale) |
| Age: | 38 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
Christian Tiffert (born 18 February 1982) is a German footballer who plays as midfielder for Erzgebirge Aue.
Career
1. FC Kaiserslautern
On 8 April 2010, he signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the 2010–11 Bundesliga season. 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, confirming earlier interest and attendance during a game against Sporting Kansas City on 20 June. He replaced Uruguayan international Álvaro Fernández, who was traded to the Chicago Fire. 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. 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. 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. Tiffert’s free kick to Eddie Johnson gave him a second career assist for the Sounders, over Chivas USA at home on 8 September. Tiffert played for 4 minutes against Caledonia AIA in Trinidad and Tobago in the CONCACAF Champions League on 31 August. He was unused during a 1–1 draw with the Portland Timbers due to an ankle injury the week before. Tiffert returned against the San Jose Earthquakes on 22 September and Tiffert started the remaining games of the season, 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. 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. Tiffert finished his first MLS season with 18 total appearances and 3 assists. 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. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | 1999–2000 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Stuttgart II | 2000–01 | Regionalliga Süd | 14 | 3 | — | 14 | 3 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Totals | 17 | 5 | — | 17 | 5 | — | |||||||
| Stuttgart | 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2001–02 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||||||
| 2002–03 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2003–04 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2004–05 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2005–06 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Duisburg | 2007–08 | 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 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 3 | |||||||
| Totals | 64 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 71 | 5 | — | |||||
| Seattle Sounders | 2012 | MLS | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bochum | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||||
| 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.
- “Christian Tiffert wird ein Roter Teufel” [Christian Tiffert is a Red Devil], 1. FC Kaiserslautern (in German), 8 April 2010, retrieved 8 April 2010
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- “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
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- 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
- ^ “2012 Team Statistics”, SoundersFC.com, 2012, retrieved 4 January 2013
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