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) |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1968 | Austria | 37 | (28) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Erich Hof (3 August 1936 – 25 January 1995) was an Austrian footballer and coach. played as a forward mostly for Wiener Sport-Club.
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. 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 football team from 1957 to 1968. He made his debut in a friendly match against West Germany on 10 March 1957.
International statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1960 | 7 | 7 | |
| 1961 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1962 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1963 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1968 | 3 | 7 | |
| Total | 37 | 28 | |
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hof goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 1958 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  France | 1-0 | 1-2 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 20 May 1959 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway | 1-0 | 1-0 | UEFA Euro 1960 |
| 3 | 14 June 1959 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Belgium | 2-2 | 4-2 | Friendly match |
| 4 | 3-2 | |||||
| 5 | 23 September 1959 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | Norway | 1-0 | 5-2 | UEFA Euro 1960 |
| 6 | 3-1 | |||||
| 7 | 22 November 1959 | Mestalla Stadium , Valencia, Spain |  Spain | 1-3 | 3-6 | Friendly match |
| 8 | 29 May 1960 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Scotland | 3-0 | 4-1 | Friendly match |
| 9 | 4-0 | |||||
| 10 | 22 November 1959 | Ullevaal Stadion , Oslo, Norway | Norway | 1-2 | 1-2 | Friendly match |
| 11 | 4 September 1960 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Soviet Union | 1-1 | 3-1 | Friendly match |
| 12 | 4-0 | |||||
| 13 | 30 October 1960 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | Spain | 3-0 | 3-0 | Friendly match |
| 14 | 10 December 1960 | Stadio San Paolo , Naples, Italy |  Italy | 1-0 | 2-1 | Friendly match |
| 15 | 27 May 1961 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  England | 1-0 | 3-1 | Friendly match |
| 16 | 8 October 1961 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Hungary | 1⁻1 | 2-1 | Friendly match |
| 17 | 8 April 1962 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 3-2 | 3-2 | Friendly match |
| 18 | 6 May 1962 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Bulgaria | 1-0 | 2-0 | Friendly match |
| 19 | 25 April 1964 | Praterstadion, Vienna , Austria |  East Germany | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 11 June 1967 | Leninstadion, Moscow, USSR | Soviet Union | 1-2 | 3-4 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualification |
| 21 | 6 September 1967 | Praterstadion, Vienna , Austria] | Hungary | 1-3 | 1-3 | Friendly match |
| 22 | 19 May 1968 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Cyprus | 1-0 | 7-1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 23 | 3-0 | |||||
| 24 | 4-1 | |||||
| 25 | 5-1 | |||||
| 26 | 7-1 | |||||
| 27 | 16 June 1968 | Kirovstadion, Leningrad, USSR] | Soviet Union | 1-1 | 1-3 | Friendly match |
| 28 | 6 September 1967 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland] | Republic of Ireland | 2-0 | 2-2 | Friendly match |
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). From 1982 to 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. He was the brother of retired footballer Norbert Hof.
Honours
Player
- Austrian Bundesliga: 1958, 1959
- Austrian Bundesliga top scorer: 1959, 1963
- Austrian Cup: 1969 (finalists)
Coach
- Austrian Bundesliga: 1980, 1981
- Austrian Cup: 1982
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Transfermarkt.at
Other websites
- Austria Archiv as player Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Austria Archiv as coach Archived 2022-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (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