Andreas Hofmann (born 13 April 1986) is a retired German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

. In his youth, Hofmann played for local club Bettringen and later for the football club of

Schwäbisch Gmünd Schwäbisch Gmünd (, until 1934: Gmünd; Swabian: ''Gmẽẽd'' or ''Gmend'') is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district and ...

, before he joined

VfR Aalen Verein für Rasenspiele 1921 Aalen e.V., known simply as VfR Aalen, is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg. The football team is part of a larger sports club which also offers its members gymnastics, table tennis, and cheer ...

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1986 births Living people German footballers Association football midfielders 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players 1. FC Normannia Gmünd players VfR Aalen players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Karlsruher SC players People from Schwäbisch Gmünd Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region) Footballers from Baden-Württemberg {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub