Max (footballer, born 1975)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Luzia.
Max
Personal information
Full name Maxlei dos Santos Luzia
Date of birth (1975-02-27)February 27, 1975
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death July 26, 2017(2017-07-26) (aged 42)
Place of death Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–1994 Portuguesa-RJ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Portuguesa-RJ 0 (0)
1999–2000 Bangu 18 (0)
2001 Friburguense 0 (0)
2001 América-RJ 0 (0)
2002–2008 Botafogo 85 (0)
2008 → Vila Nova (loan) 17 (0)
2009 Itumbiara 0 (0)
2009–2010 Vila Nova 52 (0)
2011 Joinville 1 (0)
2012 Boa Esporte 6 (0)
2013 Gama 0 (0)
2014 Barra da Tijuca 0 (0)
Total 179 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maxlei dos Santos Luzia or simply Max (27 February 1975 – 26 July 2017), was a Brazilian goalkeeper.

Death

In June 2017, Max was the victim of an attempted robbery. Robbers hit his car in the city of Duque de Caxias in the Baixada Fluminense, with the intention of taking the vehicle, causing a serious accident. The goalkeeper suffered a fractured right hand and a cerebral edema. At the Hospital da Lagoa, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Max had his clinical condition aggravated. The doctors noticed a rare autoimmune disease in Max; on July 25, he failed to respond to neurological tests, and the next day brain death was confirmed. It is unclear whether his death is the result of the injuries suffered during the robbery or due to the autoimmune disease.[1]

Honours

Botafogo
Joinville
Boa Esporte

References

  1. ^ Max, ex-goleiro do Botafogo, tem morte cerebral confirmada por médicos(in Portuguese)


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