| Hermann Erlhoff | |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Herten, Germany |
| Height: | 1.83 m[1] |
| Position: | Defender, midfielder |
| Clubs1: | TSV Marl-Hüls |
| Years2: | 1967–1970 |
| Clubs2: | Schalke 04 |
| Caps2: | 75 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 1970–1976 |
| Clubs3: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Caps3: | 87 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Totalcaps: | 162 |
| Totalgoals: | 15 |
| Manageryears1: | 1976–1978 |
| Managerclubs1: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Manageryears2: | 2000–2001 |
| Managerclubs2: | FFC Flaesheim-Hillen |
Hermann Erlhoff (22 December 1944 – 17 February 2022) was a German professional football player and coach.
Erlhoff played as a defender and midfielder for TSV Marl-Hüls, FC Schalke 04 and Rot-Weiss Essen.[1] [2] He made a total of 162 appearances in the Bundesliga,[3] scoring 15 goals.[1] He was also the league's second ever substitute player.[3]
After retiring as a player in 1976,[1] Erlhoff worked as a coach at Rot-Weiss Essen before becoming manager.[2] He later coached at a number of amateur teams,[2] including Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and SpVgg Erkenschwick.[3] He also managed the women's team FFC Flaesheim-Hillen, whom he led to the final of the 2000–01 DFB-Pokal Frauen,[2] which the club lost.[4]
Erlhoff later worked as a sports teacher.[3] After having dementia, he died on 17 February 2022, at the age of 77.[2]