Erich Hof
| 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) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –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 | |||
Erich Hof (3 August 1936 – 25 January 1995) was an Austrian footballer and coach. played as a forward mostly for Wiener Sport-Club.
Career
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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). From 1982 to 1984 he was coach of the Austrian national football team. He also managed Diagoras Rhodos in Greece.
Personal life
[change | change source]Hof died from lung cancer in a Vienna hospital on 25 January 1995.[2] He was the brother of retired footballer Norbert Hof.
Honours
[change | change source]Player
[change | change source]- Austrian Bundesliga: 1958, 1959
- Austrian Bundesliga top scorer: 1959, 1963
- Austrian Cup: 1969 (finalists)
Coach
[change | change source]- Austrian Bundesliga: 1980, 1981
- Austrian Cup: 1982
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Der "Professor" des Fußballs ist tot" [The "Professor" of football is dead]. Kurier (in German). 26 January 1996. p. 22.
- ↑ Klukowski, Tomasz (21 April 2011). "Erich Hof - International Goals". RSSSF.
Other websites
[change | change source]- 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