Michael Tönnies

Michael Tönnies
Personal information
Date of birth	19 December 1959
Place of birth	Essen, West Germany
Date of death	26 January 2017 (aged 57)
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1981	Schalke 04
1981–1982	SpVgg Bayreuth
1982–1985	FC Bocholt
1985–1987	Rot-Weiss Essen
1987–1992	MSV Duisburg
1992–1994	Wuppertaler SV
Total
International career
1977–1978	West Germany U-18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Tönnies (19 December 1959 – 26 January 2017) was a German professional footballer who played as a striker.^[1]

Club career edit

Tönnies played in the (West) German top-flight for FC Schalke 04 and MSV Duisburg and scored in 40 matches 13 goals.^[2]

Personal life and death edit

Tönnies was known as a chainsmoker and was diagnosed with lung damage in 2005 and had a lung transplant in April 2013. He died in January 2017, aged 57, of unknown causes.^[3]

Honours edit

Scorer of the second fastest hat-trick in Bundesliga history: six minutes (10th, 11th and 15th minute, 27 August 1991 in a 6–2 win against the Karlsruher SC, he scored five goals overall in that game). The performance was beaten by Robert Lewandowski on 22 September 2015.^[4]
Second Fußball-Bundesliga 1990–91 top scorer: 29 goals.

References edit

^ "Michael Tönnies - Death announced by MSV via Twitter". N-TV. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
^ Matthias Arnhold (10 May 2013). "Michael Tönnies - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ Ex-Bundesligaspieler Michael Tönnies verstorben - Der Spiegel (in German)
^ Reuters (22 September 2015). "Soccer-Five-goal Lewandowski nets fastest Bundesliga hat-trick". yahoo.com. Retrieved 23 September 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

External links edit

Michael Tönnies at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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[1] "Michael Tönnies - Death announced by MSV via Twitter". N-TV. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[2] Matthias Arnhold (10 May 2013). "Michael Tönnies - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

[3] Ex-Bundesligaspieler Michael Tönnies verstorben - Der Spiegel (in German)

[4] Reuters (22 September 2015). "Soccer-Five-goal Lewandowski nets fastest Bundesliga hat-trick". yahoo.com. Retrieved 23 September 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-12-19)19 December 1959
Place of birth	Essen, West Germany
Date of death	26 January 2017(2017-01-26) (aged 57)
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1981	Schalke 04	7	(0)
1981–1982	SpVgg Bayreuth	24	(5)
1982–1985	FC Bocholt	64	(46)
1985–1987	Rot-Weiss Essen	45	(31)
1987–1992	MSV Duisburg	179	(101)
1992–1994	Wuppertaler SV	45	(17)
Total		364	(200)
International career
1977–1978	West Germany U-18	3	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals