Michel [2] Worm ( Dutch: Michel Vorm , Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmiʃɛl ˈvɔrm] ; October 20, 1983 , IJsselstein , Utrecht , Netherlands ) - Dutch soccer player , goalkeeper of the Netherlands national team .
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| Height | 183 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The weight | 84 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Club career
- 1.2 Career in the team
- 2 Achievements
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Club career
He started playing football in his hometown in an amateur club. There he was spotted by the scouts of the Utrecht club. He worked hard, but could not take a step into the main team of Utrecht and was leased to the Den Bosch club for the 2005/06 season. He made his debut in Den Bosch on August 12, 2005 in a match against Emmen , then the Worm club lost (3: 1). He spent a successful season in which he played 35 matches, so in the summer of 2006 he was added to the list of Utrecht players.
In preparation for the new season, Michel was a more reliable gate keeper than the other two Utrecht goalkeepers Frank Grandel and Jost Terol , so he began the 2006/07 season as the main goalkeeper. At the end of the season, according to fans of FC Utrecht, he was elected as the player of the year. He received the David di Tommaso Trophy , named after the former Utrecht player, David di Tommaso , who died of a heart attack.
In preparation for the next season, he ran into a game and sustained a shoulder injury. When he fully recovered and it was time to play with Heerenveen , he received a knee injury. After surgery, a piece of the meniscus on the right knee was removed [3] .
On August 7, 2011, Worm moved to Swansea City English for £ 1.5 million [4] . July 24, 2014 Worm moved to Tottenham Hotspur for 5 million pounds.
Team Career
In the summer of 2006, as a backup goalkeeper, he went with the Netherlands youth team to Portugal for the European Championship among players under 21 years old . He could not compete with Kenneth Vermeer and so could not spend a minute on the field.
On October 3, 2008, it was announced that coach Burt van Marwijk had called Worm to the Dutch national team . On November 19, 2008 he made his debut in the form of the Netherlands national team, entered the field in the second half of the match in a friendly match against Sweden .
Achievements
- Swansea City
- League Cup Winner: 2012/13
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Champions League Finalist: 2018/19
- Netherlands national team
- 2014 World Championship bronze medalist
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ The footballer bears the French name, which the inhabitants of the Netherlands pronounce both with accents on the first and second syllables (see Pronunciation by Michel Vorm on Forvo ).
- ↑ Michel Vorm langer uitgeschakeld na operatie
- ↑ Swans in Vorm talks
Links
- Player profile on Transfermarkt
- Soccerway Profile
- Profile on voetbalstats.nl (nid.)