Max Wozniak (September 22, 1926 – July 7, 2023) was a German-born Polish-American soccer goalkeeper and coach who was briefly head coach of the United States men's national soccer team.[1]
 Wosniak in 1956 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 22, 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Date of death | July 7, 2023 (aged 96) | ||
| Place of death | Encino, California, U.S. | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946-1952 | Victoria Świebodzice | ||
| 1952-1956 | Górnik Wałbrzych | ||
| 1956 | Maccabi Jaffa | ||
| 1957-1959 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| International career | |||
| Israel | 1 | (-) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967-? | Los Angeles Toros | ||
| ?-1973 | Maccabee Los Angeles | ||
| 1973 | United States | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editMax Wozniak was born in Cologne, on September 22, 1926.[2][3][4]
Wozniak played in Victoria Świebodzice (1946–52), Górnik Wałbrzych (1952–56), Maccabi Jaffa (1956), Hapoel Kfar Saba (1957–59) and one match in Israel national team.
In 1967, he coached the Los Angeles Toros of the National Professional Soccer League.[5] After leading Maccabee Los Angeles to victory in the 1973 National Challenge Cup, Wozniak became head coach of the U.S. national team. He was in charge for two games, losing both. Future national team head coach Walter Chyzowych was his assistant.
In 1993, he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[6]
Wozniak died in Encino, California, on July 7, 2023, at the age of 96.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Wangerin, David (2006). Soccer in a Football World. WSC Books Limited. pp. 128. ISBN 0-9540134-7-6.
- ^ "Max Wozniak". U.S., Public Records Index, 1950–1993, Volume 1. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ Andrzej Gowarzewski: MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI. LUDZIE (1945–1962). 100 lat prawdziwej historii (3), Wydawnictwo GiA, Katowice 2017
- ^ Wozniak, Max (2010). "The Big Boxing Match". In Shelburne, Jeanette (ed.). How We Made Something Out of Nothing - Life Stories and Lessons From Our Generation to Yours (PDF). LA Unified School District. pp. 178–179. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013.
- ^ "NASL Coaches Registry". Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home".
- ^ "We mourn the passing of Holocaust survivor Max Wozniak, who died recently at the age of 96". USC Shoah Foundation on Instagram. July 27, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "Max Susan Wozniak". Forever Missed. Retrieved October 14, 2023.