Michael Tørnes

Michael Tørnes
Personal information
Full name Michael Elvers Tørnes[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-08) 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
 Vendsyssel
Number 24
Youth career
Herlev
Farum
0000–2003 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Lyngby
2004–2005 Brønshøj 14 (1)
2005–2013 Brøndby 69 (0)
2013 → Brønshøj (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 HJK 22 (0)
2015 Sandefjord 9 (0)
2015–2016 OB 4 (0)
2016–2018 Vitesse 2 (0)
2016–2018 Jong Vitesse 20 (0)
2018– Vendsyssel 0 (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)
* 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) is a Danish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club, Vendsyssel. He has played 18 games for various Danish national youth teams.

Club career

Born in Herlev, Tørnes 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.

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.

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]

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.

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 and continually provided competition for the number 1 spot.

Tørnes was eventually released at the end of his contract on 30 June 2016.

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] Tørnes was a member of the squad that went on to win the KNVB Cup, earning Vitesse their first major trophy in their 125-year history. On 29 March 2018, it was announced that Tørnes would be leaving Vitesse at the end of his contract in June.[10]

On 31 August 2018, Tørnes returned to Denmark to join Vendsyssel.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 March 2017.
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brøndby 2008–09 Danish Superliga 003000—30
2009–10 Danish Superliga 202000—40
2010–11 Danish Superliga 1201000—130
2011–12 Danish Superliga 2901000—300
2012–13 Danish Superliga 26040——300
Total 69011000—800
Brønshøj (loan) 2013–14 Danish 1st Division 6010——70
HJK 2014 Veikkausliiga 22020——240
2015 Veikkausliiga 00004[lower-alpha 1]0—40
Total 2202040—280
Sandefjord 2015 Tippeligaen 9030——120
OB 2015–16 Danish Superliga 4010——50
Vitesse 2016–17 Eredivisie 2010——30
2017–18 Eredivisie 0000000000
Total 2010000030
Vendsyssel 2018–19 Danish Superliga 0000——00
Career total 112019040001350
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Vitesse

References

  1. ↑ "SBU Profile". DBU Sjælland. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Brøndby forlænger med Tørnes". B.T. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tørnes: Jeg kan erstatte Stephan". Bold.dk. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Tørnes: Jeg er klar". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "HJK:n nollataika murtui". Kaleva. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Otteluraportti: HJK-VPS". HJK. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Michael Tørnes ready for OB". Odense Boldklub. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Transfer Michael Tørnes finalized". SBV Vitesse. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Vitesse vs. Jodan Boys". Soccerway. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Aflopende Contracten". Vitesse Official Site. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Vendsyssel skriver med Michael Tørnes". bold.dk. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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