Michael Tönnies
Michael Tönnies (19 December 1959 – 26 January 2017) was a German professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]
| 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 | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1978 | West Germany U-18 | 3 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
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
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 only 57, of unknown causes.[3]
Honours
- Scorer of the second fastest hat-trick in Bundesliga history: 6 minutes (10th, 11th and 15th minute, 27 August 1991 in a 6–2 win against the Karlsruher SC, he scored 5 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
- "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.
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