Erich Hof (3 August 1936 – 25 January 1995) was an Austrian footballer and coach who played as a

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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 FK Austria Wien in 1964. He led the Austrian league in goal-scoring in 1959 and 1961 with 32 and 21 goals respectively. 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.

Personal life

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

Norbert Hof Norbert Hof (2 February 1944 – 8 July 2020Ex-ÖFB-Teamspieler Norbert Hof 76-jährig gestorben

References

External links

Austria Archiv as player

Austria Archiv as coach

National Team stats as player

* * * 1936 births 1995 deaths Austrian footballers Association football forwards Austria international footballers Austrian football managers Austria national football team managers Wiener Sport-Club players FK Austria Wien players FK Austria Wien managers Wiener Sport-Club managers Footballers from Vienna Deaths from cancer in Austria Deaths from lung cancer {{austria-footy-forward-stub