Max Lichtenstein joined the Tufts Men's Soccer staff as assistant coach in 2020, working primarily with goalkeepers.

In 2022 during the team's first season of game action with Coach Lichtenstein on the sideline, the Jumbos earned a 15-2-4 overall record, won the NESCAC championship and made an NCAA Tournament "Elite 8" appearance. Under his guidance, Tufts freshman goalie Eric Lauta was a United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection.

As a player, Lichtenstein was a three-year starter at Ithaca College after playing his freshman year at the University of Memphis. Prior to college, he played for the Chicago Fire in the Development Academy where he recorded six shutouts in eight games his final season.

At Ithaca, Lichtenstein served as a two-year captain, was a two-time first team All-Liberty League recipient, and a two-time first team All-East Region recipient, as well as the 2019 Liberty League Player of the Year and a 2018 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All American. He led the Ithaca program to a 27-8-6 record over his final two seasons and helped the Bombers reach as high as #8 in the country in 2019. He graduated from Ithaca in 2020 with a degree in sports media.