Max Grün

Max Grün
Grün with Greuther Fürth in 2012
Personal information
Full name Maximilian Grün
Date of birth (1987-04-05) 5 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Karlstadt, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Viktoria Aschaffenburg
Number 27
Youth career
1993–2002 FV Karlstadt
2002–2006 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Bayern Munich II 5 (0)
2009 Greuther Fürth II 15 (0)
2009–2013 Greuther Fürth 81 (0)
2013–2018 VfL Wolfsburg 9 (0)
2013–2018 VfL Wolfsburg II 7 (0)
2018–2019 Darmstadt 98 0 (0)
2019–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 (0)
2019–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 3 (0)
2021– Viktoria Aschaffenburg 115 (0)
International career
2002–2003 Germany U16 4 (0)
2003 Germany U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Maximilian "Max" Grün (born 5 April 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Regionalliga Bayern club Viktoria Aschaffenburg.[1]

Club career

Grün began his career with FV Karlstadt, before in summer 2002, he was scouted by Bayern Munich.[2] After three years in Bayern's youth setup, he was promoted to the reserve team, where he served as the backup goalkeeper for four years, behind Michael Rensing and later Thomas Kraft.[3]

After seven years with Bayern Munich, he left the team to sign a one-year contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth on 5 August 2009.[2] He recorded consistent performances throughout the 2009–10 season and became the starting goalkeeper for the team. In March 2010, he extended his contraxt with Greuther Fürth by four years until 2014.[4] At the end of the 2011–12 season, the club won the 2. Bundesliga and promoted to the Bundesliga. However, during the season, Grün was replaced as starter by Wolfgang Hesl.[5]

On 31 May 2013, Grün signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg to become the backup to starter Diego Benaglio, after the departure of Marwin Hitz.[6] He made his Bundesliga debut for Wolfsburg on 25 March 2014 in a 3–1 away win against Werder Bremen, coming on as a substitute for the injured Benaglio in the second half.[7] In 2015, he won the DFB-Pokal with Wolfsburg and finished runner-up in the Bundesliga.[8]

Grün left Wolfsburg when his contract expired in June 2018 and joined 2. Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98 on 3 September 2018.[9] There he did not make an appearance during the season, backing up Daniel Heuer Fernandes.[10]

On 31 May 2017, Grün moved to Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach,[11] which he left after two seasons in which he had only played three league games for the second team.[12]

Grün moved to Regionalliga Bayern club Viktoria Aschaffenburg on 16 June 2021, signing a two-year contract.[13] He made his debut on the opening matchday in a 1–0 away defeat against FV Illertissen.[14] Grün is also goalkeeping coach for the Aschaffenburg U19 team.[15]

International career

Grün made his first international appearance for the Germany U16 team on 20 October 2002 in Eschweiler where the side won 2–1 against Wales U16.[16] Three more caps followed in 2003 before he made his debut for the Germany U17 team on 30 September 2003 in a 0–0 draw against Belgium U17 in Amel.[17] In 2003, he made four more appearances for the U17s.[1]

Career statistics

As of match played on 24 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total Ref.
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2006–07 1 0 — 1 0 [18]
2007–08 1 0 — 1 0 [19]
2008–09 3 0 — 3 0 [20]
Total 5 0 — 5 0 —
Greuther Fürth II 2009–10 15 0 — 15 0 [12]
Greuther Fürth 2009–10 13 0 0 0 13 0 [12]
2010–11 17 0 2 0 19 0 [3]
2011–12 34 0 5 0 39 0 [1]
2012–13 17 0 1 0 18 0 [21]
Total 81 0 8 0 89 0 —
VfL Wolfsburg 2013–14 6 0 1 0 7 0 [22]
2014–15 3 0 1 0 4 0 [23]
2017–18 0 0 1 0 1 0 [24]
Total 9 0 3 0 12 0 —
VfL Wolfsburg II 2015–16 2 0 — 2 0 [25]
2016–17 5 0 — 5 0 [26]
Total 7 0 — 7 0 —
Darmstadt 98 2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 [27]
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2019–20 3 0 — 3 0 [28]
Viktoria Aschaffenburg 2021–22 36 0 — 36 0 [29]
2022–23 12 0 — 12 0 [30]
Total 48 0 — 48 0 —
Career total 168 0 11 0 179 0 —

Honours

Greuther Fürth

VfL Wolfsburg

References

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  2. ^ a b "Grün wird ein Grün-Weißer" (in German). kicker. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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  4. ^ Gruber, Haruka (4 August 2011). "Ich bin Bayern zutiefst dankbar". SPOX (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. ^ Zimmermann, Ruben (19 October 2012). "Der lange Weg des Hinterbänklers". SPOX (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Grün wechselt zu den "Wölfen"". kicker (in German). 31 May 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Arnold & Co. sorgen für enttäuschte Jubilare". kicker (in German). 25 March 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ^ "VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga 2014/15 | Teaminfo". kicker (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Darmstadt verpflichtet Torhüter Grün". kicker (in German). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Rochade in Darmstadt: Schuhen ersetzt Heuer Fernandes". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Gladbach holt Grün und verleiht Nicolas zu Union". kicker (in German). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "Max Grün » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  13. ^ Hahn, Moritz (16 June 2021). "Max Grün schließt sich Viktoria Aschaffenburg an". Viktoria Aschaffenburg (in German). Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Spielschema | FV Illertissen – Viktoria Aschaffenburg 1:0 | 1. Spieltag | Regionalliga Bayern 2021/22". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Als Nummer 1: Grün wechselt von Gladbach nach Aschaffenburg". kicker (in German). 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Deutschland U 16 (m) – Wales U 16, 2:1, Länderspiel 2002/03 Saison". DFB Datencenter (in German). 20 October 2002. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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