Michael Tørnes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Elvers Tørnes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Herlev, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitesse | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Herlev IF | |||
| Farum BK | |||
| –2003 | Lyngby BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Lyngby BK | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2005 | Brønshøj BK | 14 | (1) |
| 2005–2013 | Brøndby IF | 69 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Brønshøj BK (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | HJK | 22 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sandefjord | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | OB | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Vitesse | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | Vitesse II | 11 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Denmark U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004 | Denmark U19 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2017. | |||
Michael Elvers Tørnes (born 8 January 1986 in Herlev) is a Danish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Vitesse. He has played 18 games for various Danish national youth teams.
Club career
Early career
Having played for Herlev IF, Farum BK and Lyngby BK from a young age, Tørnes joined lower-league side Brønshøj BK preceding his release from Lyngby BK. After impressing at a young age, Tørnes made the move to Brøndby IF after a successful trial.
Brøndby IF
Tørnes had his debut for Brøndby IF in the 67th minute of a 0–0 draw against Flora Tallinn in the UEFA Cup, replacing goalkeeper Casper Ankergren who was sent off. Tørnes kept a clean sheet in the 4–0 second leg win on Brøndby Stadion, which he played for the whole 90 minutes.[2] In the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Brøndby's first keeper Stephan Andersen, was long-term injured, resulting in Tørnes temporarily taking over his position.[3][4]
Tørnes re-joined Brønshøj BK on loan for the start of the 2013–14 campaign, after failing to make an impression in the Brøndby IF side. On 28 July 2013, Tørnes made his Brønshøj BK return in a 4–1 defeat against Silkeborg IF.
HJK
Tørnes joined Finnish side HJK on a free transfer after his release from Brøndby IF. During the 2014 season, Tørnes broke the clean sheet record for Finnish Premier League. Tørnes played 960 minutes consecutively without conceding a goal in either Finnish Premier league matches or in Finnish Cup matches.[5] Old record was 882 minutes by András Vilnrotter.[6]
Sandefjord
After impressing in Finland, Tørnes joined Norwegian side Sandefjord on a free transfer after he rejected a new deal with HJK. On 19 April 2015, Tørnes made his Sandefjord debut in a 1–0 victory over Sarpsborg 08. Tørnes went on to appear in eight more league game before leaving on the expiry of his contract.
OB
On 13 August 2015, Tørnes returned to his home land; Denmark, to join OB on a one-year deal to provide back up to Sten Grytebust and Maksym Koval.[7] Although Tørnes was back up, he made his debut on the opening game of the season in a 3–2 defeat against Randers. Tørnes went on to make three more consecutive appearances before being dropped due to some poor displays.
Tørnes was eventually released at the end of his contract on 30 June 2016.
Vitesse
On 27 July 2016, Tørnes joined Eredivisie side Vitesse on a two-year deal, after a successful pre-season trial.[8] On 14 December 2016, Tørnes made his Vitesse debut in a KNVB Cup tie against Jodan Boys, in which Vitesse won 4–0.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 March 2017.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brøndby IF | 2008–09 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 12 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 69 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 80 | 0 | |||
| Brønshøj BK (loan) | 2013–14 | Danish 1st Division | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| HJK | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Sandefjord | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| OB | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Vitesse | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 112 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in Danish Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Finnish Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Norwegian Football Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in KNVB Cup
Honours
Club
- Vitesse
References
- ↑ "SBU Profile". DBU Sjælland. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "Brøndby forlænger med Tørnes". B.T. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "Tørnes: Jeg kan erstatte Stephan". Bold.dk. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "Tørnes: Jeg er klar". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "HJK:n nollataika murtui". Kaleva. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "Otteluraportti: HJK-VPS". HJK. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ↑ "Michael Tørnes ready for OB". Odense Boldklub. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Transfer Michael Tørnes finalized". SBV Vitesse. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Vitesse vs. Jodan Boys". Soccerway. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
External links
- Michael Tørnes on OB website
- Danish national team profile
- Michael Tørnes on Soccerway