Career
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. Early years In Recklinghausen, he joined the junior from Blau Weiß Post Recklinghausen and 1985 he transferred to the offspring of the 1. Football Club Recklinghausen. He joined Turn- und Sportverein 1860 München in 1999, and was crowned league topscorer in his first season, with 19.
In 2001-2002, he added 18 for a second individual accolade, tied with Márcio Amoroso.
Already at 35, Max moved to F.C. Hansa Rostock, and contributed massively to the former East Germany side"s comfortable league position, as he netted 20 goals and ranked third in the goal charts, retiring at the season"s end with a total of 396 matches, with 126 first division goals. After retiring, Max began running a soccer camp for youths.
Courtesy of his stellar Turn- und Sportverein performances, Max earned his only cap for Germany, on 17 April 2002 (aged almost 34), coming on as a substitute during the 84th minute in a 1–0 loss in a friendly in the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (today Mercedes-Benz-Arena) in Stuttgart against Argentina. Team Individual.