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Michel Vorm
1983Oct, 20

Michel Vorm

Michel Vorm, Dutch footballer
Michel Armand Vorm (born 20 October 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is now a goalkeeping coach at Tottenham Hotspur.

Vorm began his professional career at FC Utrecht in 2005, spending his first season on loan at FC Den Bosch. He transferred to Swansea City in 2011, playing three Premier League seasons and winning the League Cup in 2013. Vorm joined Tottenham Hotspur for £3.5 million in 2014, and announced his retirement in 2020.

A full international for the Netherlands from 2008 to 2014, Vorm was included in their squads for two World Cups and UEFA Euro 2012, as back-up in all three tournaments.

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Events on 1983

  • 24Feb

    Japanese American internment

    A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II.
  • 19Jul

    CT scan

    The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.
  • 24Jul

    Sri Lankan Civil War

    The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
  • 1Sep

    Korean Air Lines Flight 007

    Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.
  • 12Sep

    Los Macheteros

    A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros.