| Erich Hof | |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
| Death Place: | Vienna, Austria |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | –1952 |
| Clubs1: | SCR Hochstädt |
| Years2: | 1952–1964 |
| Clubs2: | Wiener Sport-Club |
| Caps2: | 209 |
| Goals2: | 177 |
| Years3: | 1964–1965 |
| Clubs3: | Austria Wien |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1964–1969 |
| Clubs4: | Wiener Sport-Club |
| Caps4: | 93 |
| Goals4: | 44 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1957 - 1968 |
| Nationalteam1: | Austria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 37 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 28 |
| Manageryears1: | 1969–1970 |
| Managerclubs1: | Wiener Sport-Club |
| Manageryears2: | 1971 |
| Managerclubs2: | Austria Salzburg |
| Manageryears3: | 1974–1979 |
| Managerclubs3: | Wiener Sport-Club |
| Manageryears4: | 1980–1982 |
| Managerclubs4: | Austria Wien |
| Manageryears5: | 1982–1984 |
| Managerclubs5: | Austria |
| Manageryears6: | 1985–1986 |
| Managerclubs6: | Wiener Sport-Club |
| Manageryears7: | 1987 |
| Managerclubs7: | Diagoras |
| Manageryears8: | 1989–1990 |
| Managerclubs8: | Austria Wien |
Erich Hof (3 August 1936 – 25 January 1995) was an Austrian football player and coach who played as a forward.
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.[1] Hof was a leading Austrian footballer in the 1960s and was known as "The Professor of Football" (Der Professor des Fußballs).[2]
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.[3]
Hof died from lung cancer in a Vienna hospital on 25 January 1995.
He was the brother of retired footballer Norbert Hof.