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 12 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Vitesse
Number 23
Youth career
Herlev IF
Farum BK
0000–2003 Lyngby BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Lyngby BK ? (?)
2004–2005 Brønshøj BK 14 (1)
2005–2013 Brøndby IF 69 (0)
2013Brønshøj BK (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 HJK 22 (0)
2015 Sandefjord 9 (0)
2015–2016 OB 4 (0)
2016– Vitesse 0 (0)
2016– Vitesse II 3 (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 5 November 2016.


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]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2015.
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brøndby IF 2008–09 Danish Superliga 003[lower-alpha 1]00030
2009–10 Danish Superliga 202[lower-alpha 1]00040
2010–11 Danish Superliga 1201[lower-alpha 1]000130
2011–12 Danish Superliga 2901[lower-alpha 1]000300
2012–13 Danish Superliga 2604[lower-alpha 1]0300
Total 69011000800
Brønshøj BK (loan) 2013–14 Danish 1st Division 601[lower-alpha 1]070
HJK 2014 Veikkausliiga 2202[lower-alpha 2]0240
2015 Veikkausliiga 00004[lower-alpha 3]040
Total 2202040280
Sandefjord 2015 Tippeligaen 903[lower-alpha 4]0120
OB 2015–16 Danish Superliga 401[lower-alpha 1]050
Vitesse 2016–17 Eredivisie 000000
Career total 110018040001320
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in Danish Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Finnish Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance(s) in Norwegian Football Cup

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.
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