Nicolas "Nicky" Hoffmann (19 August 1940 – 9 January 2018) was a Luxembourgian

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who played as a

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. He made 50 appearances for the Luxembourg national team from 1960 to 1972.

Career

In 1969 the

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awarded Hoffmann a merit badge in gold. In 1972 it presented Hoffmann with a golden watch for his merits and for making 50 appearances for the Luxembourg national team. Hoffmann joined

Etzella Ettelbruck Foussballclub Etzella Ettelbréck, abbreviated to either FC Etzella or Etzella Ettelbruck, is a football club, based in Ettelbruck, in north-eastern Luxembourg. History In the 2005–06 season, Etzella finished third in the National Division, ...

in 1969, taking on a double role as player-coach in 1970. Having achieved promotion to the

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with the club at the end of the 1970–71 season, he reached mid-table league positions in the following four seasons. He left Etzella Ettelbruck in May 1975.

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* * 1940 births 2018 deaths Luxembourgian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Luxembourg men's international footballers Luxembourg National Division players CS Grevenmacher players FC Aris Bonnevoie players FC Etzella Ettelbruck players Place of birth missing {{Luxembourg-footy-bio-stub