Michel Vorm

Michel Vorm 2007

Michel Vorm ( born October 20, 1983 in Nieuwegein ) is a Dutch football player. The goalkeeper is since summer 2011 at Swansea City in the Premier League under contract.

Career

Association

For the youth of the JSV Nieuwegein came Vorm 2001 FC Utrecht, but where he initially had no use in the first team. 2005/ 06 he was on loan at FC Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie, in which he could claim as their first-choice goalkeeper 35 second division operations. In 2006 he returned to Utrecht and now played 33 times in the Eredivisie team; at the end of the season chose the Utrecht fans him Player of the year. The following season he was only eleven inserts the Utrecht due to some injuries. In the season 2008/ 09 he coach Willem van Hanegem gave back his confidence, and gaining standing start of the season as regular keeper in the goal of FC, ​​which is also reflected in the following year should not change. In the summer of 2011, the goalkeeper signed for English Premier League newly promoted Swansea City. Previously, he ran in the first game of the Eredivisie season 2011/12 for the FCU. In Swansea, the Dutchman with the German Gerhard Tremmel and the Portuguese Jose Moreira is competing for a place in the starting XI. His Premier League debut was then gaining 15 August 2011, the first matchday of the season against Manchester City. The game was lost 0-4.

National

In Europe championship win in 2006 the Dutch U-21 team was dominant in Portugal squad, but remained during the tournament as the second goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer behind without use. Beginning of October 2008 called Bond coach Bert van Marwijk gaining surprising in the cadre of senior team. After goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg logged out due to injury and his deputy Henk Timmer was not completely operational, first came the resigned after Euro 2008 Edwin van der Sar back for two games into the Oranje - gate; Vorm was third keeper behind Timmer. For friendly against Sweden on 19 November 2008 Timmer came back as number one for use. After halftime march was allowed to begin his first international match in the Oranje, but had already suffered a few minutes after coming on the goals by Kim Kallstrom. The rest of the game in Amsterdam, which ended 3-1 for the Netherlands, he completed without problems. In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he was number two behind Maarten Stekelenburg and came as expected, to no use.

Achievements

  • U-21 European Championship: 2006
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