Christian Tiffert (; born 18 February 1982) is a German

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manager and a former

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. He was most recently the manager of

Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football. The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 193 ...

Career

1. FC Kaiserslautern

On 8 April 2010, he signed with

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for the

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season. During his time with Kaiserslautern, Tiffert led the

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in assists with 17 in the 2010–11 season.

Seattle Sounders FC

Tiffert was signed as a Designated Player for

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club

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on 27 July 2012, confirming earlier interest and attendance during a game against

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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

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, replacing

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in front of an attendance of 61,000 at

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. 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

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, crossing into the path of a header from

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, at the

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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

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in the

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on 31 August. He was unused during a 1–1 draw with the

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due to an ankle injury the week before. Tiffert returned against the

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on 22 September and Tiffert started the remaining games of the season, recording his third career assist for the Sounders against

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for Brad Evans after a quick free kick from

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on 21 October. Tiffert started all four games during the Sounders' MLS Cup Playoff campaign and recorded an assist for defender

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from a

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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

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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

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

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. 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

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Career statistics

Coaching record

Honours

VfB Stuttgart *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiffert, Christian 1982 births Living people Footballers from Halle (Saale) German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers German expatriate men's footballers Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Men's association football midfielders Tennis Borussia Berlin players VfB Stuttgart players VfB Stuttgart II players FC Red Bull Salzburg players MSV Duisburg players MSV Duisburg II players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Seattle Sounders FC players VfL Bochum players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Hallescher FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players Designated Players (MLS) 3. Liga players Regionalliga players German football managers Chemnitzer FC managers 21st-century German sportsmen