Martin Hoffmann (footballer) explained

Martin Hoffmann
Birth Date:1955 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Gommern, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:1961–1968
Youthclubs1:BSG Aktivist Gommern
Youthyears2:1968–1972
Youthclubs2:1. FC Magdeburg
Years1:1972–1985
Clubs1:1. FC Magdeburg
Caps1:256
Goals1:78
Nationalyears1:1973–1981
Nationalteam1:East Germany
Nationalcaps1:62
Nationalgoals1:15
Manageryears1:1988–1993
Managerclubs1:1. FC Magdeburg
(youth team and assistant)
Manageryears2:1994–1996
Managerclubs2:1. FC Magdeburg
Manageryears3:1996–1997
Managerclubs3:Parchimer FC
Manageryears4:2002–2003
Managerclubs4:1. FC Magdeburg
Manageryears5:2007–2013
Managerclubs5:1. FC Magdeburg U19

Martin Hoffmann (born 22 March 1955 in Gommern) is a former German footballer and manager.

Career

Playing career

Hoffmann played from 1973 to 1985 for 1. FC Magdeburg in the East German top division, amassing 256 matches and scoring 78 goals.[1] With Magdeburg, he won the league title in 1974 and 1975, and the cup title in 1978, 1979 and 1983. The biggest title of all is the European Cup Winners' Cup, as Magdeburg defeated AC Milan 2–0 on 8 May 1974 in Rotterdam.

He also played for the East Germany national football team, making 62 appearances and scoring 15 goals between 1973 and 1981.[2] In 1974, he played in six matches for East Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring once against Chile.[3] In 1976, he was in the East German team which won the gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, playing in 5 matches and scoring once in the final against Poland.[4]

Coaching career

He worked as manager of 1. FC Magdeburg in the twice, from 1994 to 1996 and from 2002 to 2003. In the 1996–97 season, he briefly managed Mecklenburg-based Parchimer FC, but left the club in the winterbreak.[5]

Honours

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martin Hoffmann – Matches and Goals in Oberliga . Matthias Arnhold . 20 December 2012 . 1 February 2013 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. Web site: Martin Hoffmann – International Appearances . 18 April 2004 . 1 February 2013 . Matthias Arnhold . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. Web site: 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany : Match Report – German DR – Chile . . 15 April 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122194524/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D39/results/matches/match%3D2004/report.html . 22 January 2009 .
  4. Web site: FIFA Player Statistics – Martin Hoffmann . https://web.archive.org/web/20080526061625/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=50945/index.html . dead . 26 May 2008 . . 15 April 2009.
  5. Web site: Kurz notiert . https://archive.today/20120801190121/http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/1997/0201/none/0092/index.html . dead . 1 August 2012 . 1 February 1997 . 15 April 2009 . German . .