Thomas Christiansen
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For the Danish Olympic diver, see Thomas Christiansen (diver).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Christiansen and the second or maternal family name is Tarín.
Thomas Christiansen Tarín[2] (born 11 March 1973) is a football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of the Panama.
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Full name | Thomas Christiansen Tarín[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1973-03-11) 11 March 1973 (age 51)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hadsund, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Panama (manager) | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1982–1988 | Avedøre | ||||||||||||||||
1988 | Brøndby | ||||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Hvidovre | ||||||||||||||||
1991 | B.93 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1991–1996 | Barcelona B | 60 | (28) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1996 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1993 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | → Osasuna (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Oviedo | 50 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Villarreal | 41 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
1999 | Terrassa | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Panionios | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Herfølge | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | VfL Bochum | 76 | (38) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | Hannover 96 | 55 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 354 | (105) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1992–1995 | Spain U21 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1993 | Spain | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | Al Jazira (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | AEK Larnaca | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | APOEL | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Leeds United | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Union SG | ||||||||||||||||
2020– | Panama | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Left-footed, he played for a number of clubs in Danish, Spanish and German football over a 15-year professional career, being crowned the top goalscorer of the 2002–03 Bundesliga whilst with Bochum. Born in Denmark, he represented the Spain national team.
In 2013, Christiansen started working as a manager. He led Panama at two CONCACAF Gold Cups, finishing as runners-up in 2023.