Martin Max

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Martin Max
Martin Max 2018.JPG
Max in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-08-07) 7 August 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth Tarnowskie Góry, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Rodło Górniki Bytom
Blau-Weiß Post Recklinghausen
FC Recklinghausen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1995 Borussia Mönchengladbach 142 (22)
1995–1999 Schalke 04 109 (33)
1999–2003 1860 Munich 112 (51)
2003–2004 Hansa Rostock 33 (20)
Total396(126)
International career
2002 Germany 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Max (born 7 August 1968) [1] is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. One of the oldest winners of the Bundesliga's top scorer crown, at the age of 32 and 34, he represented four teams in his country of adoption.

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Biography

Max with Schalke in 1996 Martin Max 1996.JPG
Max with Schalke in 1996

Born in Tarnowskie Góry in Upper Silesia, Max started to play football in the youth of Rodło Górniki Bytom. [1] Moving to Hansa Rostock at the age of 35, Max contributed to the former East Germany club's comfortable league position, as he netted 20 goals and ranked third in the goal charts. Max retired at the end of the season with a total of 396 matches, with 126 first division goals. [2]

On 17 April 2002, Max earned his only appearance for Germany, coming on as a substitute during the 84th minute during a 1–0 friendly loss in the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (today MHPArena) in Stuttgart against Argentina. [1] He was subsequently named on stand-by for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [3]

His son, Philipp, is also a footballer. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1989–90 Bundesliga 11010120
1990–91 Bundesliga30700307
1991–92 Bundesliga36462426
1992–93 Bundesliga21310223
1993–94 Bundesliga24810258
1994–95 Bundesliga20010210
Total1422210215224
Schalke 04 1995–96 Bundesliga3211203411
1996–97 Bundesliga30122110 [a] 34216
1997–98 Bundesliga194006 [a] 1255
1998–99 Bundesliga28611201 [b] 0327
Total10933521841013339
1860 Munich 1999–2000 Bundesliga3219223421
2000–01 Bundesliga31832734113
2001–02 Bundesliga2818436 [c] 53826
2002–03 Bundesliga216252 [c] 02511
Total112511112738513871
Hansa Rostock 2003–04 Bundesliga3320203520
Career total396126281625795458154
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearance in DFB Ligapokal
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup

Honours

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Schalke 04

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Groß, Thomas (3 March 2025). "Martin Max heute – Was wurde eigentlich aus dem "Eurofighter"?". Tipico (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Martin Max - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga" . Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. "No surprises from Voeller". BBC Sport . BBC. 6 May 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. "Philipp und Martin Max: Jeder muss seinen Weg finden" (in German). German Football Association. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.