- Michel Vorm
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Michel Vorm 
Personal information Full name Michel Vorm Date of birth October 20, 1983 Place of birth Nieuwegein, Netherlands Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Swansea City Number 1 Youth career JSV Nieuwegein Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2011 Utrecht 136 (0) 2005–2006 → Den Bosch (loan) 35 (0) 2011– Swansea City 11 (0) National team‡ 2008– Netherlands 9 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2011Michel Vorm (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmiʃɛl ˈvɔrm]; born October 20, 1983 in Nieuwegein) is a Dutch football goalkeeper, currently playing for Swansea City. He is also renowned for his remarkable penalty saving abilities, earning him the nickname 'The Penalty Killer'.
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Club career
FC Den Bosch
To get more experience, Vorm went for one season to FC Den Bosch on a loan. He made his debut on 12 August 2005 against FC Emmen. That season he played 35 matches for FC Den Bosch.
FC Utrecht
On 19 August 2006, Vorm made his debut for FC Utrecht in against Willem II. That season Vorm played 33 out of 34 games.
Swansea City
On 10 August 2011, it was confirmed Vorm had joined Swansea City for a fee of around £1.5 million.[1] He took the number one role and made his debut for the club against Manchester City on 15 August 2011 in a 4–0 defeat.[2] Although he conceded four goals, he also made eleven saves, more than any other Premier League goalkeeper in the whole of the 2010–11 season. In his second match for Swansea against Wigan Athletic, on 20 August, Vorm saved a 72nd minute penalty from Wigan's Ben Watson, to give Swansea their first ever point in the Premier League.[3] On 6 November 2011, Vorm arguably saved Swansea from defeat against Liverpool and earned them the draw at Anfield by pulling off two outstanding saves to earn the clean sheet.
International career
In 2006 he was a member of the Netherlands squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 in Portugal.
As of 2008, Vorm is a member of the Dutch National Team. He made his debut in the starting lineup on September 5, 2009 in a friendly home match against Japan (3–0 win), followed up four days later by an impressive performance at Hampden Park during the World Cup qualifier Scotland – Netherlands, a match won by the Netherlands with 0–1.[4][5] The match at Hampden Park was Vorm's first competitive game ever outside the Netherlands.[6]
2010 World Cup
Vorm was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[7] On 27 May 2010, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the FIFA World Cup.[8] Before the start of the competition he was allowed to fly back to the Netherlands. During the World Cup, Vorm's girlfriend Daisy delivered a son, Jaivy Waylon. The Dutch goalkeeper returned home for two days following his son's birth.[9][10]
Honours
Career statistics
- As of 5 November 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total 2001–02 FC Utrecht Eredivisie - - - - - 2002–03 - - - - - 2003–04 - - - - - 2004–05 - - - - - 2005–06 - - - - - 2005–06 FC Den Bosch(loan) Eerste Divisie 35 0 - - - 35 0 2006–07 FC Utrecht Eredivisie 33 0 4 0 - - 37 0 2007–08 11 0 - - - 11 0 2008–06 26 0 1 0 - - 27 0 2009–10 33 0 1 0 - - 34 0 2010–11 32 0 5 0 - 9 0 46 0 2011–12 1 0 - - - 1 0 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2011–12 Swansea City Premier League 11 0 - - - 11 0 Total Netherlands 171 0 11 0 - 9 0 191 0 Total England 11 0 - - - 11 0 Career total 182 0 11 0 - 9 0 202 0 References
- ^ "Swansea agree fee for Dutch international goalkeeper Michel Vorm". Guardian. 7 August 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/07/swansea-michel-vorm-utrecht. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=318034&cc=5901
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14514711.stm
- ^ [1] – Holland end luckless Scotland's World Cup hopes – September 9, 2009
- ^ [2] – BBC Sports Scotland 0–1 Netherlands – September 9, 2009
- ^ [3] – Novice Dutch goalkeeper offers Scots glimmer of hope – September 8, 2009
- ^ "Van Marwijk trims Dutch squad to 27". AFP. 15 May 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iO9bETRJh0iovmmUN7ZeFDugTEIg. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Holland coach Bert van Marwijk finalises World Cup squad". Press Association. The Guardian. 27 May 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/27/holland-world-cup-23-man-squad. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Zoontje voor doelman Vorm: Jaivy Waylon" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 14 June 2010. http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1049/Oranje/article/detail/490374/2010/06/14/Zoontje-voor-doelman-Vorm-Jaivy-Waylon.dhtml. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Op babybezoek bij Oranje-keeper Michel Vorm" (in Dutch). RTL.nl. 16 June 2010. http://www.rtl.nl/%28/actueel/rtlboulevard/nieuws/articleview/%29/components/actueel/rtlboulevard/2010/06_juni/entertainment/Op_babybezoek_bij_michel_vorm.xml. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
External links
Netherlands squad – 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winners (1st Title) 1 Vermeer • 2 Verhaegh • 3 Luirink • 4 Zomer • 5 Emanuelson • 6 Schaars (c) • 7 Castelen • 8 Hofs • 9 Huntelaar • 10 Aissati • 11 De Ridder • 12 Medunjanin • 13 Gerritsen • 14 John • 15 Benson • 16 Tiendalli • 17 Vlaar • 18 Kruiswijk • 19 Braafheid • 20 De Zeeuw • 21 Vorm • 22 Pasveer • Coach: De Haan
Netherlands squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up 1 Stekelenburg • 2 van der Wiel • 3 Heitinga • 4 Mathijsen • 5 van Bronckhorst (c) • 6 van Bommel • 7 Kuyt • 8 de Jong • 9 van Persie • 10 Sneijder • 11 Robben • 12 Boulahrouz • 13 Ooijer • 14 de Zeeuw • 15 Braafheid • 16 Vorm • 17 Elia • 18 Schaars • 19 Babel • 20 Afellay • 21 Huntelaar • 22 Boschker • 23 van der Vaart • Coach: van MarwijkSwansea City A.F.C. – current squad 1 Vorm · 2 Williams · 3 Taylor · 4 Caulker · 5 Tate · 6 Bodde · 7 Britton · 8 Orlandi · 10 Graham · 11 Sinclair · 12 Dyer · 14 Dobbie · 15 Routledge · 16 Monk · 17 Cotterill · 18 Lita · 19 Moore · 20 Bessone · 21 Moreira · 22 Rangel · 24 Allen · 25 Tremmel · 26 Agustien · 27 Gower · 28 Butler · 29 Richards · 31 Lucas · 32 Situ · 33 Davies · 34 Walsh · 35 Alfei · 37 Smith · 38 Edwards · 39 March · 44 Moras · Manager: Rodgers
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- FC Den Bosch players
- FC Utrecht players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in Wales
- Netherlands international footballers
- Netherlands under-21 international footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- People from Nieuwegein
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
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