Erich Hof


Erich Hof 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".
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

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–01–2Friendly
2Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway1–01–01960 [European Nations' Cup qualifying|1960 European Nations' Cup qualification]
3Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria2–24–2Friendly
4Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria3–24–2Friendly
5Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria3–15–21960 European Nations' Cup qualification
6Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria5–25–21960 European Nations' Cup qualification
7Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Spain1–33–6Friendly
8Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria–4–1Friendly
9Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria–4–1Friendly
10Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway–2–1Friendly
11Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–13–1Friendly
12Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria3–13–1Friendly
13Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria3–03–0Friendly
14Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy1–02–1Friendly
15Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–03–1Friendly
16Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria–2–1Friendly
17Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland3–23–2Friendly
18Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria–2–0Friendly
19Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–01–11966 [FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1966 FIFA World Cup qualification]
20Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Russia1–23–4UEFA [Euro 1968 qualifying|UEFA Euro 1968 qualification]
21Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria–1–3Friendly
22Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–07–11970 FIFA [World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1970 FIFA World Cup qualification]
23Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria3–07–11970 [FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1970 FIFA World Cup qualification]
24Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria4–17–11970 FIFA World Cup qualification
25Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria5–17–11970 FIFA World Cup qualification
26Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria7–17–11970 FIFA World Cup qualification
27Kirov Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia–3–1Friendly
28Dalymount 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.