Christian Tiffert

Christian Tiffert

Tiffert with Kaiserslautern in 2010.
Personal information
Full name	Christian Tiffert
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)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	VfL Bochum
Number	8
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	Seattle Sounders FC	12	(0)
2013–	VfL Bochum	13	(0)
National team‡
2001	Germany U20	4	(0)
2002–2004	Germany U21	24	(2)
Honours Germany U-18 Third 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 14 December 2013. † 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 for VfL Bochum.^[1][2]

Career

1. FC Kaiserslautern

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

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 4 June 2013 (2013-06-04)^[8][18][19]

References

External links

• MLS player profile
• Seattle Sounders FC bio
• Christian Tiffert at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Christian Tiffert at Transfermarkt