Thomas Christiansen

Thomas Christiansen
Christiansen with Panama in 2024
Personal information
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)
1993Sporting Gijón (loan) 10 (4)
1993–1994Osasuna (loan) 14 (1)
1994–1995Racing 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
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1994 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 national team.

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.

  1. ^ a b c Thomas Christiansen at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Danish pronunciation: [ˈtsʰʌmæs kʰʁeˈstjænˀsn̩ taˈʁin], Spanish: [ˈtomas kɾisˈtjansen taˈɾin]

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