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)
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

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). 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.^[2] 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