About Michael Tönnies

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

Tönnies played in the (West) German top-flight for FC Schalke 04 and MSV Duisburg and scored in 40 matches 13 goals.

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.