Erich Hof (3 August 1936 – 25 January 1995) was an Austrian football player and coach who played as a forward.
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. 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 team from 1957 to 1968. He made his debut in a friendly match against West Germany on 10 March 1957.
Career statistics International Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hof goal. + List of international goals scored by Erich HofNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–01–2Friendly2Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway1–01–01960 European Nations' Cup qualification3Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria2–24–2Friendly43–25Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria3–15–21960 European Nations' Cup qualification65–27Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Spain1–33–6Friendly8Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria–4–1Friendly9–10Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway–2–1Friendly11Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–13–1Friendly123–113Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria3–03–0Friendly14Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy1–02–1Friendly15Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–03–1Friendly16Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria–2–1Friendly17Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland3–23–2Friendly18Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria–2–0Friendly19Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–01–11966 FIFA World Cup qualification20Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Russia1–23–4UEFA Euro 1968 qualification21Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria–1–3Friendly22Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–07–11970 FIFA World Cup qualification233–0244–1255–1267–127Kirov Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia–3–1Friendly28Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland2–02–2Friendly
Personal life Hof died from lung cancer in a Vienna hospital on 25 January 1995.
He was the brother of retired footballer Norbert Hof.
References
External links Austria Archiv as player Austria Archiv as coach National Team stats as player National Team stats as coach