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Michael Tönnies (19 December 1959 – 26 January 2017) was a German professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 December 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Essen, West Germany | ||
Date of death | 26 January 2017 57) | (aged||
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 |
Tönnies played in the (West) German top-flight for FC Schalke 04 and MSV Duisburg and scored in 40 matches 13 goals.[2]
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]
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