| Michael Tönnies | |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Essen, West Germany |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1978–1981 |
| Clubs1: | Schalke 04 |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1981–1982 |
| Clubs2: | SpVgg Bayreuth |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 1982–1985 |
| Clubs3: | 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: | West Germany U-18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
Michael Tönnies (19 December 1959 – 26 January 2017) was a German professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]
Tönnies played in the (West) German top-flight for FC Schalke 04 and MSV Duisburg and scored in 40 matches 13 goals.[2]
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.[3]