| Max Wosniak | |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Cologne, Germany |
| Death Place: | Encino, California, U.S. |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1946-1952 |
| Clubs1: | Victoria Świebodzice |
| Years2: | 1952-1956 |
| Clubs2: | Górnik Wałbrzych |
| Years3: | 1956 |
| Clubs3: | Maccabi Jaffa |
| Years4: | 1957-1959 |
| Clubs4: | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| Manageryears1: | 1967-? |
| Managerclubs1: | Los Angeles Toros |
| Manageryears2: | ?-1973 |
| Managerclubs2: | Maccabee Los Angeles |
| Manageryears3: | 1973 |
| Managerclubs3: | United States |
| Nationalteam1: | Israel |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | - |
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]
Max 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]