Max (footballer, born 1975)

Max
Personal information
Full name	Maxlei dos Santos Luzia
Date of birth	February 27, 1975
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	July 26, 2017 (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
1995–1998	Portuguesa-RJ
1999–2000	Bangu
2001	Friburguense
2001	América-RJ
2002–2008	Botafogo
2008	→ Vila Nova (loan)
2009	Itumbiara
2009–2010	Vila Nova
2011	Joinville
2012	Boa Esporte
2013	Gama
2014	Barra da Tijuca
Total
	*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. Bandits hit their car in the city of Duque de Caxias, in the Baixada Fluminense, with the intention of taking the vehicle, causing a serious accident. The former 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 the athlete. 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]