Erich Hof
Erich Hof (3 August 1936 – 25 January 1995) was an Austrian football player and coach who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 August 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 25 January 1995 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1952 | SCR Hochstädt | ||
| 1952–1964 | Wiener Sport-Club | 209 | (177) |
| 1964–1965 | Austria Wien | 5 | (1) |
| 1964–1969 | Wiener Sport-Club | 93 | (44) |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1968 | Austria | 37 | (28) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Wiener Sport-Club | ||
| 1971 | Austria Salzburg | ||
| 1974–1979 | Wiener Sport-Club | ||
| 1980–1982 | Austria Wien | ||
| 1982–1984 | Austria | ||
| 1985–1986 | Wiener Sport-Club | ||
| 1987 | Diagoras | ||
| 1989–1990 | Austria Wien | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in the Brigittenau district of Vienna, Hof began playing football as a striker with FC Hochstädt. In 1952, he joined Wiener Sport-Club, where he would play until 1969, with the exception of a brief stint with Austria Wien in 1964. He led the Austrian league in goal-scoring in 1959 and 1961 with 32 and 21 goals respectively. Hof was a leading Austrian footballer in the 1960s and was known as "The Professor of Football" (Der Professor des Fußballs).
Hof made 37 appearances and scored 28 goals for the Austria national team from 1957 to 1968. He made his debut in a friendly match against West Germany on 10 March 1957.
Personal life
Hof died from lung cancer in a Vienna hospital on 25 January 1995.
He was the brother of retired footballer Norbert Hof.
References
External links
- Austria Archiv as player (in German)
- Austria Archiv as coach (in German)
- National Team stats as player (in German)
- National Team stats as coach (in German)
- Erich Hof – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Erich Hof at National-Football-Teams.com
- Erich Hof at WorldFootball.net
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