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{{Short description|German football player and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christian Ziege
| image = Christian Ziege.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Ziege with [[Borussia Mönchengladbach|Mönchengladbach]] in 2008
| height = 1.86 m<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/ziege/ |title=Christian Ziege |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=17 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010529163008/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/ziege/ |archive-date=29 May 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|1|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1727/Christian-Ziege/overview |title=Christian Ziege: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=17 August 2022}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[West Berlin]], [[West Germany]]
| currentclub =
| position = [[Left midfielder]], [[left-back]]
| youthyears1 = 1978–1981
| youthclubs1 = FC Südstern 08 Berlin
| youthyears2 = 1981–1985
| youthclubs2 = TSV Rudow Berlin
| youthyears3 = 1985–1990
| youthclubs3 = [[FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf]]
| years1 = 1990–1997
| caps1 = 185
| goals1 = 38
| clubs1 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| years2 = 1997–1999
| caps2 = 39
| goals2 = 4
| clubs2 = [[AC Milan|Milan]]
| years3 = 1999–2000
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 6
| clubs3 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| years4 = 2000–2001
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 1
| clubs4 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| years5 = 2001–2004
| caps5 = 47
| goals5 = 7
| clubs5 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| years6 = 2004–2005
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 0
| clubs6 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| totalcaps = 329
| totalgoals = 56
| nationalyears1 = 1991–1993
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany U21]]
| nationalyears2 = 1992
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam2 = [[Germany Olympic football team|Germany Olympic]]
| nationalyears3 = 1993–2004
| nationalcaps3 = 72
| nationalgoals3 = 9
| nationalteam3 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
| manageryears1 = 2006–2007
| managerclubs1 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] U17 (head coach)
| manageryears2 = 2007–2008
| managerclubs2 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] (director of football)
| manageryears3 = 2008
| managerclubs3 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] (interim coach)
| manageryears4 = 2008
| managerclubs4 = [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] (assistant coach)
| manageryears5 = 2010
| managerclubs5 = [[Arminia Bielefeld]]
| manageryears6 = 2011
| managerclubs6 = [[Germany national under-19 football team|Germany U19]]
| manageryears7 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs7 = [[Germany national under-18 football team|Germany U18]]
| manageryears8 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs8 = [[Germany national under-19 football team|Germany U19]]
| manageryears9 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs9 = [[Germany national under-18 football team|Germany U18]]
| manageryears10 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs10 = [[SpVgg Unterhaching]]
| manageryears11 = 2015–2017
| managerclubs11 = [[Atlético Baleares]]
| manageryears12 = 2018
| managerclubs12 = [[Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C.|Ratchaburi Mitr Phol]]
| manageryears13 = 2019–2022
| managerclubs13 = [[FC Pinzgau Saalfelden|FC Pinzgau]]
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|GER}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 Korea/Japan]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 1996|1996 England]]|}}

}}

'''Christian Ziege''' ({{IPA|de|ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈtsiːɡə}}; born 1 February 1972) is a German [[association football|football]] manager and former player. He most recently coached [[FC Pinzgau Saalfelden|FC Pinzgau]].

Ziege started his playing career at [[FC Bayern Munich]], where he won two [[List of German football champions|Bundesliga titles]] and a [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] before moving to [[AC Milan]], winning an [[List of Italian football champions|Italian ''Scudetto'']]. In 1999, he joined [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] of the English [[Premier League]], where he was voted the club's Player of the Year in his only season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/1194891.stm|title=Premier League to solve Ziege row|date=28 February 2001|access-date=27 April 2014|work=BBC}}</ref> A year later, he joined [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and was part of the squad that won a [[Treble (association football)|treble]] of the [[Football League Cup]], the [[FA Cup]] and the UEFA Cup in [[2000–01 Liverpool F.C. season|2000–01]]. In 2001, he moved to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], before ending his career back in Germany with [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]].

With the [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]], Ziege won [[UEFA Euro 1996]] and finished runner-up at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. He also represented the country at [[UEFA Euro 2000]], [[UEFA Euro 2004]] and the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]. An attacking [[left wing-back]], Ziege was considered a [[Direct free kick|dead-ball]] specialist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+England+must+be+Gladiators+and+put+them+to+the+sword+HOW...-a065821344 |title=Football: England must be Gladiators and put them to the sword HOW THEY LINE UP; ENGLAND v GERMANY AT WEMBLEY, TODAY, 3P SAYS TONY ADAMS. – Free Online Library |publisher=Thefreelibrary.com |access-date=3 September 2011}}</ref>

==Playing career==

===Club career===
At club level, Ziege played for [[Bayern Munich]] (1990–97),<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/ziegedata.html | title = Christian Ziege - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 14 January 2016 | access-date = 22 January 2016 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> [[AC Milan]] (1997–99) and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] (1999–2000). The reason he left Milan was his conflict with manager [[Alberto Zaccheroni]], who later reflected: "my biggest regret there [at Milan] was Christian Ziege. I tried to convince Ziege to play as a wing-back. I was sure he could have been great in that role. He had the technical ability of a number 10 – a great left foot with which he could score goals and provide assists – but he could also run up and down for 90 minutes. He never fully accepted the idea of not playing as a left-back, however, and after leaving AC Milan he didn’t have a great career".<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.coachesvoice.com/cv/alberto-zaccheroni-udinese-milan-inter-juventus/ | title = Longreads On the Front Foot ALBERTO ZACCHERONI | first = Alberto | last = Zaccheroni | date = March 2022 | access-date = 24 August 2024 | publisher = The Coaches' Voice}}</ref>

In the summer of 2000, [[Liverpool F.C.]] made a £5.5m bid which exactly matched a get-out clause in Ziege's contract. Middlesbrough insisted they had received offers in excess of £8m for Ziege, but were forced contractually to allow Ziege to talk to Liverpool, who then signed him.<ref>{{cite news|date=29 August 2000|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/901957.stm|title=Ziege cleared for Reds|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=30 June 2007}}</ref> He made his debut for Liverpool in a 3–2 home win over Manchester City on 9 September 2000, replacing [[Steven Gerrard]] in the second half. A combination of knee injuries and the improving form of [[Jamie Carragher]],<ref>[http://www.squarefootball.net/articwele/inbrief.asp?iid=1042 Whatever Happened to: Christian Ziege<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> meant he was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur at the end of that season. He scored two goals during his spell at Liverpool; against Leeds in the league<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1006644.stm|title=Four-midable Viduka stuns Liverpool|publisher=BBC|date=4 November 2000 |access-date=2 November 2009}}</ref> and Stoke in the League Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1045418.stm|title=Liverpool blast eight at Stoke|publisher=BBC|date=29 November 2000 |access-date=2 November 2009}}</ref> Ziege also contributed to their treble in the [[2000–01 Liverpool F.C. season|2000–01]] season. He came on as an extra time substitute in the [[2001 Football League Cup Final]] and scored a penalty in the shootout as Liverpool defeated [[Birmingham City]], but he was not part of the match days squads for either the [[2001 FA Cup Final]] or [[2001 UEFA Cup Final]].

On 14 March 2002, Liverpool were fined £20,000 by [[The Football Association]] for having made an illegal approach for Ziege when he had been at Middlesbrough. The player himself was fined £10,000.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 March 2002|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1872311.stm|title=Liverpool handed Ziege fine|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=30 June 2007}}</ref> Whilst at Spurs he scored in the [[2002 Football League Cup Final]] but he ended up on the losing side. However, by this time Ziege's injury problems were escalating, and by 2004 his contract was terminated by mutual consent so he could return to Germany.

Ziege returned to Germany with [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] in June 2004,<ref>{{cite news|date=9 June 2004|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3790591.stm|title=Ziege returns to Bundesliga|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=30 June 2007}}</ref> but announced his retirement in October 2005, having not played since the previous December due to a persistent ankle injury.<ref>{{cite news|date=20 October 2005|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4315722.stm|title=Injury forces Ziege to end career|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=30 June 2007}}</ref>

===International career===
Ziege was capped 72 times for Germany, scoring nine goals.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ziege-intl.html | title = Christian Ziege - International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 14 January 2016 | access-date = 22 January 2016 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> Other than the Euro 96 win, he also played for his country at the [[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] and [[Football World Cup 2002|2002 World Cups]] (during which he played the final game and sported a rather amusing mohawk), as well as [[2000 European Football Championship|Euro 2000]] (he was a member of the [[2004 European Football Championship|Euro 2004]] squad, but didn't play). Ziege was not initially named in [[Rudi Völler]]'s [[UEFA Euro 2004]] squad,<ref>{{cite news|title=Voeller names Germany squad |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/germany/3746235.stm|access-date=16 October 2015|publisher=BBC|date=25 May 2004}}</ref> but was then called up after an injury to [[Christian Rahn]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Germany call up Ziege |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/germany/3749717.stm|access-date=16 October 2015|publisher=BBC|date=27 May 2004}}</ref>

==Managerial career==

===Borussia Mönchengladbach===
Following retirement as a player, Ziege picked up his [[UEFA]] diploma for coaching. In 2006, he moved into coaching with his last professional club, [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], where he was named manager of the club's Under-17 team, succeeding Thomas Schumacher. In 2006–07 the club's U17 team had won ten out of seventeen matches with Ziege in charge when, in March 2007, he was handed the role of [[Director of Football]] at the club, as the replacement for the outgoing [[Peter Pander]].<ref>{{cite news|date=8 March 2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6433147.stm|title=Ziege clinches new Borussia role|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=30 June 2007}}</ref> At the time of his appointment, with ten matches to go until the end of the season, Borussia Mönchengladbach were at the bottom of the [[Bundesliga]], with five points between them and safety. On 5 October 2008, Ziege dismissed [[Jos Luhukay]] and became interim manager.<ref name=borussiamoenchengladbachjob>{{cite news|title=Luhukay entlassen – Ziege übernimmt vorerst|url=https://www.kicker.de/luhukay-entlassen---ziege-uebernimmt-vorerst-383583/artikel|access-date=10 March 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=5 October 2008|language=de}}</ref> The interim job lasted until 18 October 2008 when [[Hans Meyer (footballer)|Hans Meyer]] became the new permanent manager.<ref name=newjobborussiamoenchengladbach>{{cite news|title=Meyer wieder in Gladbach|url=https://www.kicker.de/meyer-wieder-in-gladbach-384162/artikel|access-date=10 March 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=19 October 2008|language=de}}</ref> On 15 December 2008 Ziege left Borussia Mönchengladbach.

===Arminia Bielefeld and German junior national teams===
On 26 May 2010, Ziege signed a contract as manager of [[Arminia Bielefeld]].<ref name=arminiabielefeldjob>{{cite news|title=Ziege auf der Alm|url=https://www.kicker.de/ziege-auf-der-alm-525625/artikel|access-date=10 March 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=26 May 2010|language=de}}</ref> However, his managerial career got off to a poor start with Arminia Bielefeld only picking up three points from a single win from eight games, the worst start to an Arminia Bielefeld season in twenty-three years. Ziege was released from his post as manager of Arminia Bielefeld on 6 November 2010 after a 2–0 defeat against FC Augsburg.<ref name=arminiabielefeldsacking>{{cite news|title=Arminia besiegelt Ziege-Schicksal|url=https://www.kicker.de/arminia-besiegelt-ziege-schicksal-544515/artikel|access-date=10 March 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=6 November 2010|language=de}}</ref>

From April 2011, Ziege worked for the [[German Football Association|DFB]].<ref name=dfbu19>{{cite news|title=Ziege löst Minge ab|url=https://www.kicker.de/ziege-loest-minge-ab-551686/artikel|access-date=10 March 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=27 April 2011|language=de}}</ref> He first coached the [[Germany national under-19 football team|German U-19]], before taking over the [[Germany national under-18 football team|U-18 side]] in August of the same year.<ref name=dfbu19/><ref>{{cite news|title=Ziege neuer U-18-Trainer|url=https://www.kicker.de/ziege-neuer-u-18-trainer-556742/artikel|access-date=10 March 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=19 August 2011|language=de}}</ref> Ziege's contract was not renewed.<ref name="DFB trennt sich von Ziege und Böger">{{cite news|title=DFB trennt sich von Ziege und Böger|url=https://www.kicker.de/dfb-trennt-sich-von-ziege-und-boeger-600407/artikel|access-date=4 March 2014|newspaper=kicker|date=4 March 2014|language=de}}</ref> His contract expires in the summer of 2014.<ref name="DFB trennt sich von Ziege und Böger"/>

===SpVgg Unterhaching===
Ziege became the head coach of [[SpVgg Unterhaching]] on 20 March 2014.<ref name="Christian Ziege wird Trainer bei Unterhaching">{{cite news|title=Christian Ziege wird Trainer bei Unterhaching|url=http://www.mopo.de/fussball/neuer-job-fuer-europameister-christian-ziege-wird-trainer-bei-unterhaching,5067054,26608340.html|access-date=22 March 2014|newspaper=Hamburger Morgenpost|date=20 March 2014|language=de}}</ref> Ziege's debut was a 1–1 draw against [[RB Leipzig]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Giftige Hachinger ärgern die Bullen|url=https://www.kicker.de/unterhaching-gegen-leipzig-2014-liga-1897386/analyse|access-date=22 March 2014|newspaper=kicker|date=22 March 2014|language=de}}</ref> He resigned on 25 March 2015.<ref name="Der Retter hat keine Lust mehr">{{cite news|last1=Leischwitz|first1=Christoph|title=Der Retter hat keine Lust mehr|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/ziege-ruecktritt-in-unterhaching-der-retter-hat-keine-lust-mehr-1.2410344|access-date=26 March 2015|publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung|date=25 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> His final match was a 2–1 loss to [[Stuttgarter Kickers]] on 21 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=SpVgg Unterhaching|url=https://www.kicker.de/spvgg-unterhaching/spielplan/3-liga/2014-15|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=26 March 2015|language=de}}</ref> On 30 November 2015, Ziege signed with [[Segunda División B]] side [[Atlético Baleares]] as head coach.<ref>{{cite web |author=Atlètic Balears |url=http://www.cdatb.com/christianziege/ |language=ca |title=Christian Ziege, nou entrenador de l'Atlètic Balears |date=30 November 2015 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203233902/http://www.cdatb.com/christianziege/ |archive-date=3 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Ratchaburi Mitr Phol===
On 27 December 2017, [[Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C.]] of [[Thai League 1]] officially announced the appointment of Ziege as their new head coach. However, he left them after 2 games of the new season, in the week commencing 19 February "by mutual consent".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chittinand |first1=Tor |title=Ratchaburi's Ziege departs after 2 games|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/1416750/ratchaburis-ziege-departs-after-2-games|access-date=23 February 2018|newspaper=bangkokpost|date=23 February 2018}}</ref>

===FC Pinzgau===
On 29 April 2019, Ziege was named head coach for Austrian [[Austrian Regionalliga]] side [[FC Pinzgau Saalfelden|FC Pinzgau]].<ref>http://www.fc-pinzgau.at/pages/FC.Pinzgau.News.asp?contentID=837&myTab=1&action=loadNews {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> He departed the club in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=ZIEGE ERA CONCLUDES |url=https://fcps.at/ziege-era-concludes/ |website=FC Pinzgau Saalfelden |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=26 Sep 2022}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{NFT|2592|name=Christian Ziege|accessdate=3 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|1990–91
|[[Bundesliga]]
|13||1||0||0||0||0||3||1||16||2
|-
|1991–92
|Bundesliga
|26||2||0||0||||||3||1||29||3
|-
|1992–93
|Bundesliga
|28||10||2||2|||||||||||30|||12
|-
|1993–94
|Bundesliga
|29||3||4||1||||||4||3||37||8
|-
|1994–95
|Bundesliga
|29||12||0||0||0||0||9||0||38||12
|-
|1995–96
|Bundesliga
|33||3||1||0||||||10||1||44||4
|-
|1996–97
|Bundesliga
|27||7||4||1||||||2||0||35||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!185||38||11||4||0||0||31||6||227||48
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[AC Milan|Milan]]
|1997–98
|[[Serie A]]
|22||2||5||0||||||||||27||2
|-
|1998–99
|Serie A
|17||2||3||0||||||||||20||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39||4||8||0||||||0||0||47||4
|-
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|1999–2000
|[[Premier League]]
|29||6||1||0||3||1||||||33||7
|-
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|2000–01
|Premier League
|16||1||3||0||4||1||9||0||32||2
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|2001–02
|Premier League
|27||5||2||2||4||0||||||33||7
|-
|2002–03
|Premier League
|12||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||2
|-
|2003–04
|Premier League
|8||0||1||0||1||1||||||10||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!47||7||3||2||5||1||0||0||55||10
|-
|[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|2004–05
|Bundesliga
|13||0||1||0||||||||||14||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!329||56||27||6||12||3||40||6||396||68
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|1993||7||0
|-
|1994||0||0
|-
|1995||6||1
|-
|1996||14||2
|-
|1997||7||0
|-
|1998||7||1
|-
|1999||4||3
|-
|2000||9||1
|-
|2001||9||0
|-
|2002||8||1
|-
|2003||0||0
|-
|2004||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||72||9
|}

:''Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ziege goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Christian Ziege
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| 1. || 6 September 1995 || [[Frankenstadion]], [[Nuremberg]], Germany || {{fb|Georgia|1990}} || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|4–1}} || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]]
|-
| 2. || 4 June 1996|| [[Carl-Benz-Stadion]], [[Mannheim]], Germany || {{fb|Liechtenstein}} || {{center|5–1}} || {{center|9–1}} || Friendly
|-
| 3. || 9 June 1996 || [[Old Trafford]], Manchester, England || {{fb|Czech Republic}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|2–0}} || [[UEFA Euro 1996]]
|-
| 4. || 25 March 1998 || [[Carl-Benz-Stadion]], [[Mannheim]], Germany || {{fb|Luxembourg}} || {{center|7–0}} || {{center|7–0}} || Friendly
|-
| 5. || rowspan="3"|8 September 1999 || rowspan="3"|[[Westfalenstadion]], [[Dortmund]], Germany || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Northern Ireland}} || {{center|2–0}} || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |4–0 || rowspan="3"|[[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying]]
|-
| 6. || {{center|3–0}}
|-
| 7. || {{center|4–0}}
|-
| 8. || 23 February 2000 || [[Amsterdam Arena]], Amsterdam, Netherlands || {{fb|Netherlands}} || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|1–2}} || Friendly
|-
| 9. || 27 March 2002 || [[Ostseestadion]], [[Rostock]], Germany || {{fb|USA}} || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|4–2}} || Friendly
|}

===Managerial record===
{{updated|3 July 2019}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Team
!rowspan="2"| From
!rowspan="2"| To
! colspan="4" |Record
|-
!G
!W
!D
!L
|-
|  [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|  5 October 2008<ref name=borussiamoenchengladbachjob/>
|  19 October 2008<ref name=newjobborussiamoenchengladbach/>
{{WDL|1|0|1|0}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Bor. Mönchengladbach|url=https://www.kicker.de/bor-moenchengladbach/team-trainer/bundesliga/2014-15|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 March 2015|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[Arminia Bielefeld]]
|  26 May 2010<ref name=arminiabielefeldjob/>
|  6 November 2010<ref name=arminiabielefeldsacking/>
{{WDL|13|1|2|10}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Arminia Bielefeld|url=https://www.kicker.de/arminia-bielefeld/team-trainer/bundesliga/2002-03|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 March 2015|language=de}}</ref>
|-
| [[SpVgg Unterhaching]]
|  20 March 2014<ref name="Christian Ziege wird Trainer bei Unterhaching"/>
|  25 March 2015<ref name="Der Retter hat keine Lust mehr"/>
{{WDL|39|11|9|19}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=SpVgg Unterhaching|url=https://www.kicker.de/spvgg-unterhaching/team-trainer/bundesliga/2000-01|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 March 2015|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205193642/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2000-01/spvgg-unterhaching-38/trainer.html|archive-date=5 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|FC Pinzgau Saalfelden
|29 April 2019 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport1.de/internationaler-fussball/2019/04/christian-ziege-uebernimmt-fc-pinzgau-in-oesterreich|title=Christian Ziege übernimmt FC Pinzgau in Österreich|last=Sport1.de|website=Sport1.de|date=29 April 2019 |language=de|access-date=4 July 2019}}</ref>
|Present
|6
|3
|1
|2
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==Honours==
'''Bayern Munich'''
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993–94]], [[1996–97 Bundesliga|1996–97]]<ref name="Liverpool">{{cite web|url=http://www.lfchistory.net/players/player/profile/451 |title=Player profile: Christian Ziege |publisher=LFC History |access-date=25 June 2014 }}</ref>
* [[UEFA Cup]]: [[1995–96 UEFA Cup|1995–96]]<ref name="Liverpool" />

'''AC Milan'''
* [[Serie A]]: [[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]]<ref name="Liverpool" />

'''Liverpool'''
* [[Football League Cup]]: [[2000–01 Football League Cup|2000–01]]<ref name="Liverpool" />
* [[FA Cup]]: [[2000–01 FA Cup|2000–01]]<ref name="Liverpool" />
* [[UEFA Cup]]: [[2000–01 UEFA Cup|2000–01]]<ref name="Liverpool" />

'''Tottenham Hotspur'''
* Football League Cup runner-up: [[2001–02 Football League Cup|2001–02]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1834988.stm |title=Cole strike stuns Spurs |website=BBC Sport |date=24 February 2002 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>

'''Germany'''
* [[UEFA European Football Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]]
* [[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/christian-ziege Profile] at the Liverpool F.C. website
* {{DFB}}
* {{FIFA player}}
* {{UEFA player}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{NFT|2592}}
* {{Fussballdaten|ziegechristian}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|christian-ziege}}
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=451 LFChistory.net player profile]

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