Max Wosniak

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Max Wozniak (born September 22,[1] 1926, in Cologne[2]) was a Polish[3] soccer goalkeeper and manager who was briefly head coach of the United States men's national soccer team.

He played in Victoria Świebodzice (1946–52), Górnik Wałbrzych (1952–56), Hapoel Kfar Saba (1957–59) and one match in Israel national football team.

In 1967, he coached the Los Angeles Toros of the National Professional Soccer League.[4] 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.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ : MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI. LUDZIE (1945–1962). 100 lat prawdziwej historii (3), Wydawnictwo GiA, Katowice 2017
  2. ^ 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 2013-10-19.
  3. ^ Wangerin, David (2006). Soccer in a Football World. WSC Books Limited. pp. 128. ISBN 0-9540134-7-6.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2010-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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