Erich Hof
Austrian footballer (1936–1995)
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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 | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1952 | SCR Hochstädt | ||
| 1952–1964 | Wiener Sport-Club | 209 | (177) |
| 1964–1965 | Austria Wien | 5 | (1) |
| 1964–1969 | Wiener Sport-Club | 93 | (44) |
| Total | 307 | (222) | |
| 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.[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 team from 1957 to 1968. He made his debut in a friendly match against West Germany on 10 March 1957.[3]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hof goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 October 1958 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  France |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | [4] |
| 2 | 20 May 1959 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1960 European Nations' Cup qualification | [5] |
| 3 | 14 June 1959 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Belgium |
2–2 | 4–2 | Friendly | [6] |
| 4 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 5 | 23 September 1959 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | Norway |
3–1 | 5–2 | 1960 European Nations' Cup qualification | [7] |
| 6 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 7 | 22 November 1959 | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Spain |  Spain |
1–3 | 3–6 | Friendly | [8] |
| 8 | 29 May 1960 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Scotland |
– | 4–1 | Friendly | [9] |
| 9 | – | ||||||
| 10 | 22 June 1960 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway |
– | 2–1 | Friendly | [10] |
| 11 | 4 September 1960 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Soviet Union |
1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [11] |
| 12 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 13 | 30 October 1960 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | Spain |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [12] |
| 14 | 10 December 1960 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy |  Italy |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [13] |
| 15 | 27 May 1961 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  England |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [14] |
| 16 | 8 October 1961 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Hungary |
– | 2–1 | Friendly | [15] |
| 17 | 8 April 1962 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland |
3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | [16] |
| 18 | 6 May 1962 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Bulgaria |
– | 2–0 | Friendly | [17] |
| 19 | 25 April 1965 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  East Germany |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | [18] |
| 20 | 11 June 1967 | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Soviet Union |
1–2 | 3–4 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualification | [19] |
| 21 | 6 September 1967 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | Hungary |
– | 1–3 | Friendly | [20] |
| 22 | 19 May 1968 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Cyprus |
1–0 | 7–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | [21] |
| 23 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 24 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 25 | 5–1 | ||||||
| 26 | 7–1 | ||||||
| 27 | 16 June 1968 | Kirov Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Soviet Union |
– | 3–1 | Friendly | [22] |
| 28 | 10 November 1968 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland | Republic of Ireland |
2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | [23] |
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.
