Michael Tørnes

Michael Tørnes
Personal information
Full name Michael Elvers Tørnes[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Herlev, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Herlev
Farum
–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 Helsinki 22 (0)
2015 Sandefjord 9 (0)
2015–2016 OB 4 (0)
2016–2018 Vitesse 2 (0)
2018–2019 Vendsyssel 6 (0)
2019–2021 Brøndby 0 (0)
International career
2001 Denmark U16 3 (0)
2002–2003 Denmark U17 6 (0)
2003–2004 Denmark U18 5 (0)
2004 Denmark U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Elvers Tørnes (Danish: [ˈmiˌkʰɛˀl ˈelvɐs ˈtsʰɶɐ̯ˌnes]; born 8 January 1986) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Brønshøj

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.

Brøndby

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]

Return to Brønshøj

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 Helsinki

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 the Finnish Premier Division. Tørnes played 960 minutes consecutively without conceding a goal in either Finnish Premier Division 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 and continually provided competition for the number 1 spot.

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] 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]

Vendsyssel FF

On 31 August 2018, Tørnes signed a one-year deal with newly promoted Vendsyssel FF, replacing the outgoing Frederik Ibsen.[11][12]

Return to Brøndby

Tørnes returned to Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF on 3 June 2019 on a one-year contract to provide cover for Marvin Schwäbe.[13][14][15] He signed a one-year extension on 23 July 2020, where he would provided cover for starter Schwäbe and new backup Mads Hermansen.[16] He ended the 2020–21 season with a Superliga Winner's medal, as Brøndby won their first league title in 16 years.[17]

He left the club after his contract expired in June 2021.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 March 2019
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brøndby 2008–09 Superliga 0 0 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2009–10 2 0 2 0 0 0 — 4 0
2010–11 12 0 1 0 0 0 — 13 0
2011–12 29 0 1 0 0 0 — 30 0
2012–13 26 0 4 0 — — 30 0
Brønshøj (loan) 2013–14 1st Division 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
HJK 2014 Veikkausliiga 22 0 2 0 — — 24 0
2015 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 — 4 0
Sandefjord 2015 Tippeligaen 9 0 3 0 — — 12 0
OB 2015–16 Superliga 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0
Vitesse 2016–17 Eredivisie 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vendsyssel 2018–19 Superliga 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Brøndby 2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 118 0 20 0 4 0 0 0 142 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

HJK Helsinki

Vitesse

Brøndby

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. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. 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 henter tidligere Brøndby-målmand". Nordjyske. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Michael Tørnes klar for Vendsyssel FF". Vendsyssel FF. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Tørnes tilbage i Brøndby-trøjen". Brøndby IF. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Brøndby henter målmand tilbage: Skal være backup for Schwäbe". Tipsbladet. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Brøndby henter Michael Tørnes". bold.dk. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Tørnes: Jeg skal lære fra mig". brondby.com (in Danish). 23 July 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Soccer-Brondby beat Nordsjaelland to clinch Danish league title". Yahoo Sports. Reuters. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  18. ^ Schmidt, Martin (17 June 2021). "Brøndby-profiler går gratis: Gør ikke ret meget". bold.dk (in Danish).
  19. ^ Blond, Mikael (15 June 2014). "HJK-dansker slog 12 år gammel rekord". bold.dk (in Danish).
  20. ^ Kirk, Jeppe (13 August 2015). "Officielt: OB henter Tørnes". Indkast (in Danish). Tørnes, der foruden opholdet i Sandefjorde også blev finsk mester og cupvinder med den finske storklub HJK Helsinki, ser frem til igen at vise sig frem i Superligaen.
  21. ^ Margren, Sara (30 April 2017). "Tørnes' Vitesse i historisk pokal-triumf". bold.dk (in Danish).
  22. ^ "Brøndby IF vinder Royal League". brondby.com (in Danish). 15 March 2007.