Erich Hof

Erich Hof (3 August 1936 – 25 January 1995) was an Austrian footballer and coach. played as a forward mostly for Wiener Sport-Club.

Erich Hof
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-08-03)3 August 1936
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Date of death 25 January 1995(1995-01-25) (aged 58)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1952 SCR Hochstädt
1952–1964 Wiener Sport-Club 209 (177)
1964–1965 FK Austria Wien 5 (1)
1964–1969 Wiener Sport-Club 93 (44)
National team
1957–1968 Austria 37 (28)
Teams managed
1969–1970 Wiener Sport-Club
1971 Austria Salzburg
1974–1979 Wiener Sport-Club
1980–1982 FK Austria Wien
1982–1984 Austria
1985–1986 Wiener Sport-Club
1987 Diagoras F.C.
1989–1990 FK Austria Wien
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He was born in the Brigittenau district of Vienna. Hof began playing football as a striker with SCR Hochstädt. In 1952 he went to Wiener Sport-Club. There he played until 1969. Only 1964/65 he played for FK Austria Wien. In 1959 and 1961 he was top scorer of the Austrian league with 32 and 21 goals. [1] Hof was a leading Austrian footballer in the 1960s and was known as "The Professor of Football" (Der Professor des Fußballs).[2]

Hof made 37 appearances and scored 28 goals for the Austria national football team from 1957 to 1968. He made his debut in a friendly match against West Germany on 10 March 1957.[3]

Coaching career

He was coach of Wiener Sport-Club (1969/70 , 1974–1979 and 1985/86), Austria Salzburg and FK Austria Wien (1980–1982 and 1989-90). Withe this club he became Champion twice and Cupwinner. 1982 till 1984 he was coach of the Austrian national football team. He also managed Diagoras Rhodos in Greece.

Personal life

Hof died from lung cancer in a Vienna hospital on 25 January 1995.[2] He was the brother of retired footballer Norbert Hof.

Honours

Player

Coach

Other websites

References
  1. "Eine Legende wäre heute 70 geworden: Am 3. August 1936 kam Erich Hof auf die Welt" [A Legend would be 70 years old today: On 3 August 1936, Erich Hof entered the world] (in German). News.at. 2 August 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. "Der "Professor" des Fußballs ist tot" [The "Professor" of football is dead]. Kurier (in German). 26 January 1996. p. 22.
  3. Klukowski, Tomasz (21 April 2011). "Erich Hof - International Goals". RSSSF.


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