Michael Tönnies

Michael Tönnies was a German professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Tönnies played in the German top-flight for FC Schalke 04 and MSV Duisburg and scored in 40 matches 13 goals.

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 57, of unknown causes.

Honours

Scorer of the second fastest hat-trick in Bundesliga history: six minutes. The performance was beaten by Robert Lewandowski on 22 September 2015.
Second Fußball-Bundesliga 1990–91 top scorer: 29 goals.