Leopold Hofmann

Leopold Hofmann (31 October 1905 – 9 January 1976) was an Austrian football midfielder. He played for First Vienna FC. He also played for Austrian national football team .

Leopold Hofmann

Personal information
Date of birth	(1905-10-31)31 October 1905
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	9 January 1976(1976-01-09) (aged 70)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1924–1939	First Vienna FC
National team
1925–1934	Austria	27	(1)
Teams managed
1953-1958	First Vienna FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He started his career at Gersthofer SV. 1925 he went to Vienna. There he stayed till the end of his career in 1939. He became Champion and Cup-winner twice with the Vienna.1939 he came back to Gersthofer SV and finished his career there.

International

He played 29 matches for the Austrian national football team and scored one goal. His first match was on 24 May 1925 a 3-1 away-loss versus Czechoslovakia. His last one was also a loss versus this team on 24 October 1937. He was also a member of the team for the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria
	1925	1	0
	1927	5	0
	1928	2	0
	1930	4	0
	1931	2	0
	1932	4	0
	1934	3	0
	1935	3	1
	1936	1	0
	1937	2	0
Total		27	1

International goals

As of match played 24 October 1937. Austria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hofmann goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 October 1935	Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria	24	Hungary	4–4	4–4	1933–35 Central European International Cup

Manager

From 1953 to 1958 he was manager at First Vienna FC. There he coached youth teams and the first team. In 1954–55 Vienna was Austrian champion for the last time.

Honours

• 1 × Mitropacup: 1931
• 2 × Austrian Champion: 1931, 1933
• 3 × Austrian Cup: 1929, 1930, 1937
• 27 matches and one goal for the Austria national football team (1925 to 1937)

Other websites

• FIFA profile