Discarded Wolfsburg
Ex-national player Max Kruse, who was sorted out at VfL Wolfsburg, wants to focus on football again after a few off-field actions. “Now the full attack is back on football,” said Kruse on Sunday via “Instagram”. “I want to be able to train properly again as soon as possible, I want to be fit again as soon as possible. Because my career is definitely not over yet.”
Max Kruse’s performance data per team: Werder, Wolfsburg, national team
100 games for FC St. Pauli (2009 to 2012)
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22 goals, 16 assists
*Note: Clubs listed by the number of Kruse’s appearances. Only the first team of each club considered.
Status: 09/13/2022
94 games for Werder Bremen (2007 to 2009 & 2016 to 2019)
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35 goals, 31 assists
77 games for Borussia Mönchengladbach (2013 to 2015)
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24 goals, 22 assists
So far 62 games for VfL Wolfsburg (2015 to 2016, since 2022)
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16 goals, 13 assists
45 games for Union Berlin (2020 to 2022)
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19 goals, 12 assists
39 games for SC Freiburg (2012 to 2013)
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12 goals, 10 assists
23 games for Fenerbahce (2019 to 2020)
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7 goals, 8 assists
The 34-year-old has been out for weeks with a torn muscle fiber and has recently made headlines for his participation in a poker tournament and other activities off the field. The striker reported extensively on all these activities on social media. “I think it’s clear that it wasn’t an easy time for me either,” said Kruse. “I can only say this much: the time was definitely good for me, I was able to distract myself a bit, I was able to relax.”
Max Kruse’s performance data per team: Werder, Wolfsburg, national team
100 games for FC St. Pauli (2009 to 2012)
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22 goals, 16 assists
*Note: Clubs listed by the number of Kruse’s appearances. Only the first team of each club considered.
Status: 09/13/2022
94 games for Werder Bremen (2007 to 2009 & 2016 to 2019)
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35 goals, 31 assists
77 games for Borussia Mönchengladbach (2013 to 2015)
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24 goals, 22 assists
So far 62 games for VfL Wolfsburg (2015 to 2016, since 2022)
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16 goals, 13 assists
45 games for Union Berlin (2020 to 2022)
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19 goals, 12 assists
39 games for SC Freiburg (2012 to 2013)
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12 goals, 10 assists
23 games for Fenerbahce (2019 to 2020)
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7 goals, 8 assists
Now Kruse is about to return to the training ground. “I had an MRI on Friday, the structures have healed, everything looks very, very good,” said the offensive man. In the coming week he wants to work with the rehabilitation trainer in Wolfsburg. It remains to be seen whether he will actually be there at the start of training in Wolfsburg on December 1st.
VfL Wolfsburg’s Max Kruse: Future in Major League Soccer?
VfL, where coach Niko Kovac no longer has a use for Kruse, would like to get rid of the striker in winter, despite the contract that runs until summer 2023. However, there are still no concrete interested parties. “Where and how and whatever happens, I have no idea,” said Kruse, who is said to be able to imagine Major League Soccer in the future. Steven Cherundolo, coach of the champions Los Angeles FC, recently made it clear in a “Bild” interview that the veteran is out of reach for his club: “Max is not an issue for LAFC in this transfer window. It’s not feasible.”
Müller, Kruse & Co.: The active Bundesliga record players
These still active professionals….
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have completed the most Bundesliga games.
As of November 20, 2022
20 Robin Bones | Union Berlin | 264 appearances for 2 clubs
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19 Yann Sommer | Borussia Monchengladbach | 272 appearances for 1 club
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18 Julian Brandt | Borussia Dortmund | 275 appearances for 2 clubs
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17 Nils Petersen | SC Freiburg | 280 games for 4 clubs
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16 Christian Günter | SC Freiburg | 284 games for 1 club
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15 Kevin Vogt | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 295 games for 5 clubs
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14 Jonathan Schmid | SC Freiburg | 296 games for 3 clubs
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13 Maximilian Arnold | VfL Wolfsburg | 300 games for 1 club
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12 Matthias Ginter | SC Freiburg | 306 games for 3 clubs
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11 Max Kruse | VfL Wolfsburg | 307 games for 6 clubs
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10 Patrick Herrmann | Borussia Monchengladbach | 335 games for 1 club
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9 Sebastian Rudy | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 346 games for 4 clubs
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8 Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | 349 games for 2 clubs
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7 Lars Stindl | Borussia Monchengladbach | 358 games for 3 clubs
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6 Makoto Hasebe | Eintracht Frankfurt | 362 games for 3 clubs
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5 Daniel Caligiuri | FC Augsburg | 369 games for 4 clubs
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4 Mats Hummels | Borussia Dortmund | 400 games for 2 clubs
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3 Oliver Bauman | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 408 games for 2 clubs
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2 Thomas Mueller | Bayern Munich | 423 games for 1 club
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1 Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 478 games for 2 clubs
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