About Thomas Christiansen
Thomas Christiansen Tarín (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. He played for a number of clubs in Denmark, Spain and Germany in a 15-year professional career, being crowned top scorer of the 2002–03 Bundesliga while with Bochum. Born in Denmark, he represented the Spanish national team, earning two caps in 1993. In 2013, Christiansen started working as a manager. He led Panama at two CONCACAF Gold Cups, finishing as runners-up in 2023. He was first sold to English club Manchester City in October 1995, but wanted to stay in Spain, being instead transferred to Real Oviedo the next January for DKK 4.6 million. Christiansen won his first managerial title in 2017 after conquering the Cypriot League, losing only two games during the season and having the best defensive record with 27 clean sheets. On 1 July 2019, Christiansen was appointed at Belgian First Division B's Union SG. He prolonged his link with the Catalans until 1997, and made his official debut for the club on 10 February when he played the last seven minutes of the UEFA Super Cup final – first leg – away to Werder Bremen.
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