What is Michael Tönnies?
{{Infobox football biography | name = Michael Tönnies | fullname = | height = 1.82 m | birth_date = {{Birth date|1959|12|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Essen]], [[West Germany]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2017|1|26|1959|12|19}} | death_place = | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1978–1981 | clubs1 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1981–1982 | clubs2 = [[SpVgg Bayreuth]] | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 1982–1985 | clubs3 = [[1. FC Bocholt|FC Bocholt]] | caps3 = 64 | goals3 = 46 | years4 = 1985–1987 | clubs4 = [[Rot-Weiss Essen]] | caps4 = 45 | goals4 = 31 | years5 = 1987–1992 | clubs5 = [[MSV Duisburg]] | caps5 = 179 | goals5 = 101 | years6 = 1992–1994 | clubs6 = [[Wuppertaler SV]] | caps6 = 45 | goals6 = 17 | totalcaps = 364 | totalgoals = 200 | nationalyears1 = 1977–1978 | nationalteam1 = [[Germany national under-18 football team|West Germany U-18]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 5 }} '''Michael Tönnies''' (19 December 1959 &ndash; 26 January 2017) was a [[Germans|German]] [[footballer]]. He was born in [[Essen]]. He played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]]. He played from 1978 to 1994. Tönnies was best known for playing for [[MSV Duisburg]], playing in 179 league games and scoring over 100 goals. He also played for [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]], [[SpVgg Bayreuth]], [[1. FC Bocholt]], [[Rot-Weiss Essen]] and [[Wuppertaler SV]]. He held a [[Bundesliga]] record, scoring the fastest [[hat-trick]] (three goals). He held the record from 1991 until 2015, when [[Robert Lewandowski]] beat the record.<ref name=ESPN>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/german-bundesliga/10/blog/post/3047278/michael-tonnies-1959-2017-the-man-who-scored-a-five-minute-hat-trick|title=Michael Tonnies 1959-2017: The man who scored a five-minute hat trick|first=Stephan|last=Uersfeld|work=ESPN FC|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=28 January 2017|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> Tönnies died on 26