Michael Timisela

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Michael Timisela

|image = Hammarby IF - IFK Värnamo April 2013 04.jpg

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|fullname = Michael Elias Timisela

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|5|df=y}}

|birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

|height = {{height|m=1.76}}

|position = Right back

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = 2001–2005

|youthclubs1 = Ajax

|years1 = 2005–2007

|clubs1 = Ajax

|caps1 = 4

|goals1 = 1

|years2 = 2007–2012

|clubs2 = VVV-Venlo

|caps2 = 111

|goals2 = 2

|years3 = 2013–2014

|clubs3 = Hammarby

|caps3 = 47

|goals3 = 1

|years4 = 2015

|clubs4 = Lillestrøm

|caps4 = 11

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2016–2017

|clubs5 = Koninklijke HFC

|caps5 = 42

|goals5 = 3

| totalcaps = 215

| totalgoals = 7

|club-update = 26 February 2018

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Michael Elias Timisela (born 5 May 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right back.

Career

Born in Amsterdam, Timisela has played for Ajax and VVV-Venlo.{{cite web|url=http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/michael-timisela.htm|title=Profile|accessdate=29 October 2014|language=Dutch|publisher=Voetbal International}}{{soccerway|michael-elias-timisela/17378}} In December 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Swedish club Hammarby, to begin with the 2013 season.{{cite web

|url=http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/Article.aspx?id=45a57cf4-ad69-4f76-8c79-eb54e7ca42cd

|title=Holländsk högerback till Hammarby

|date=11 December 2012

|accessdate=29 October 2014

|language=Swedish

|author=Love Gustafsson

|publisher=Hammarby IF

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217231639/http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/Article.aspx?id=45a57cf4-ad69-4f76-8c79-eb54e7ca42cd

|archivedate=17 December 2012

}} He was released by Hammarby at the end of the 2014 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/Article.aspx?id=c14b440a-66f0-45a4-acac-b69615f772a7 |title=Hammarby och Timisela går skilda vägar |accessdate=28 November 2014 |language=Swedish |publisher=Hammarby Fotboll |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222230733/http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/Article.aspx?id=c14b440a-66f0-45a4-acac-b69615f772a7 |archivedate=22 December 2014 }} In May 2015 Lillestrøm SK announced at their official website that they had signed Timisela.{{cite web | url=http://www.lsk.no/latest-news/article/1k45roff1l6db1abr654y58qg5/title/michael-er-var-nye-nr-2 | title=Michael er vår nye nr. 2 | publisher=Lillestrøm SK | date=22 May 2015 | accessdate=22 May 2015 | author=Lindblad, Ståle | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526214332/http://www.lsk.no/latest-news/article/1k45roff1l6db1abr654y58qg5/title/michael-er-var-nye-nr-2 | archivedate=26 May 2015 }}

Timisela returned to the Netherlands to play for Koninklijke HFC in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.konhfc.nl/index.php?page=3556 |title=Michael Timisela naar 'Koninklijke'}}[https://tweededivisie.nl/nieuws/timisela-keert-koninklijke-hfc-per-direct-rug-toe/ Timisela keert Koninklijke HFC per direct de rug toe]‚ tweededivisie.nl, 21 December 2017 He announced his retirement from football in January 2018 to focus on a career in civil society.{{cite web |title=Kon HFC: Michael Timisela stopt, Benjamin van den Broek sluit aan |url=https://www.voetbal247.nl/kon-hfc-michael-timisela-stopt-benjamin-van-den-broek-sluit-aan/ |website=www.voetbal247.nl |accessdate=22 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=3 January 2018}}

Personal life

He is of Indonesian descent.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpnn.com/berita.detail-69334 |title=Para Pemain Keturunan Indonesia di Eredivisie Rata-Rata U-23, Penggawa Tim Junior Oranye |date=3 August 2010 |accessdate=29 October 2014 |language=Indonesian |publisher=JPNN.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028220001/http://www.jpnn.com/berita.detail-69334 |archivedate=28 October 2014 }}