# Christian Tiffert

Christian Tiffert (German pronunciation:; born 18 February 1982) is a German football manager and a former midfielder. He was most recently the manager of Chemnitzer FC.

## 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 four 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 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. 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.

### Erzgebirge Aue

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.

## Coaching career

Tiffert retired at the end of the 2018–19 season and became a part of the technical staff of Chemnitzer FC in July 2019. On 1 March 2022, Tiffert was promoted to the position of manager by Chemnitzer FC until the end of the season. His first match was a 4–1 win against FSV Luckenwalde. Chemnitzer FC finished the 2021–22 Regionalliga Nordost season in fifth place. Chemnitzer FC started the 2022–23 season with a 2–1 loss in the DFB-Pokal.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total | Ref. |
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Ref. |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | 1999–2000 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2000–01 | Regionalliga Süd | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2003–04 | Regionalliga Süd | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2004–05 | Regionalliga Süd | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| VfB Stuttgart II | Total | Total | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2001–02 | Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2004–05 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | Total | 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 | |
| MSV Duisburg | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |
| MSV Duisburg | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |
| MSV Duisburg | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | |
| MSV Duisburg | Total | Total | 75 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 5 | — |
| MSV Duisburg II | 2008–09 | NRW-Liga | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |
| MSV Duisburg II | 2009–10 | NRW-Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |
| MSV Duisburg II | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 3 | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Total | 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 | |
| VfL Bochum | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 | 0 | |
| Erzgebirge Aue | Total | Total | 104 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 0 | — |
| Hallescher FC | 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 466 | 26 | 33 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 550 | 34 | — |
* ↑ Includes German Cup, Austrian Cup, and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
* ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League, and UEFA Europa League.
* ↑ Includes German League Cup, MLS Cup playoffs and 2. Bundesliga relegation playoffs.

## Coaching record

    As of match played 30 August 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Ref. |
| Team | From | To | M | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. |
| Chemnitzer FC | 1 March 2022 | 2 September 2024 | 98 | 44 | 20 | 34 | 044.90 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 98 | 44 | 20 | 34 | 044.90 | — |

## Honours

VfB Stuttgart
* UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002