Max Lorenz (footballer)

Max Lorenz (born 19 August 1939) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career with Werder Bremen, making 250 league appearances in nine years at the club and winning the Bundesliga in the 1964–65 season. He spent three years at Eintracht Braunschweig. At international level, he made 19 appearances scoring one goal for the West Germany national team.^[1]

Max Lorenz

Lorenz in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Max Lorenz
Date of birth	(1939-08-19) 19 August 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth	Bremen, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	SV Hemelingen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1960	SV Hemelingen
1960–1969	Werder Bremen	250	(26)
1969–1972	Eintracht Braunschweig	71	(2)
Total		321	(28)
International career
1965–1970	West Germany	19	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  West Germany FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1966 England 1970 Mexico
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Lorenz was born in Bremen. He played 250 West German top-flight matches.^[2]

International career

Lorenz represented West Germany at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He was also an unused squad member of the DFB team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Between 1965 and 1970, he won 19 caps for West Germany.^[3]

Honours

Werder Bremen

• Bundesliga: 1964–65^[4]

• DFB-Pokal: 1960–61^[4]