Martin Hoffmann (footballer)

Martin Hoffmann
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-03-22) 22 March 1955
Place of birth Gommern, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1961–1968 BSG Aktivist Gommern
1968–1972 1. FC Magdeburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1985 1. FC Magdeburg 256 (78)
International career
1973–1981 East Germany 62 (15)
Managerial career
1988–1993 1. FC Magdeburg
(youth team and assistant)
1994–1996 1. FC Magdeburg
1996–1997 Parchimer FC
2002–2003 1. FC Magdeburg
2007–2013 1. FC Magdeburg U19
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1976 MontrealTeam Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Hoffmann (born 22 March 1955) is a former German footballer and manager. As a player, he spent his whole career at 1. FC Magdeburg, where he played 256 matches and scored 78 goals,[1] and helped them win the 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup. He was capped 65 times for East Germany between 1973 and 1981, scoring 15 goals.[2] He also played for East Germany at the 1974 FIFA World Cup[3] and at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal[4]

As a manager, he coached 1. FC Magdeburg twice, between 1994 and 1996, and again between 2002 and 2003.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 June 1974West Berlin, West Germany Chile1–01–11974 FIFA World Cup
2.25 September 1974Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia1–?1–3Friendly
3.9 October 1974Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany Canada1–02–0
4.12 October 1974Magdeburg, East Germany Iceland1–01–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
5.24 September 1977Vienna, Austria Austria1–11–11978 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.29 October 1977Babelsberg, East Germany Malta1–09–0
7.3–0
8.9–0
9.16 November 1977İzmir, Turkey Turkey2–02–1
10.8 March 1978Chemnitz, East Germany  Switzerland2–?3–1Friendly
11.3–?
12.4 October 1978Halle, East Germany Iceland3–13–1UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
13.13 October 1979East Berlin, East Germany  Switzerland2–05–2
14.4–2
15.5–2

Honours

1. FC Magdeburg
East Germany
  • Gold medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ↑ Matthias Arnhold (20 December 2012). "Martin Hoffmann – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Matthias Arnhold (18 April 2004). "Martin Hoffmann – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "1974 FIFA World Cup Germany : Match Report – German DR – Chile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  4. ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics – Martin Hoffmann". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2009.

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