Michael Tönnies

Michael Tönnies (19 December 1959 – 26 January 2017) was a German professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career Tönnies played in the (West) 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 (10th, 11th and 15th minute, 27 August 1991 in a 6–2 win against the Karlsruher SC, he scored five goals overall in that game). The performance was beaten by Robert Lewandowski on 22 September 2015. Second Fußball-Bundesliga 1990–91 top scorer: 29 goals.