Steffen Hofmann
Steffen Hofmann ( 9 September 1980 in Würzburg) is a former German football player and current official. He played mainly in Austria as midfielder for SK Rapid Wien. With 540 games he is a record player. [2] In 2010 he became Bundesliga top scorer with 20 goals. He is now part of the executive committee of SK Rapid since November 2022. [3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steffen Hofmann | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Würzburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985-1993 | 1. FC Kirchheim | ||
| 1993-1996 | Würzburger FV | ||
| 1996-1999 | FC Bayern München | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999-2002 | Bayern München Amateure | 84 | (26) |
| 2001-2002 | FC Bayern München | 1 | (0) |
| 2002-2006 | SK Rapid Wien | 109 | (26) |
| 2006 | TSV 1860 Munich | 16 | (2) |
| 2006-20018 | SK Rapid Wien | 325 | (198) |
| Total | 535 | (392) | |
| National team | |||
| Germany U16 | 6 | (0) | |
| 1996-1997 | Germany U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 1997-1998 | Germany U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2003-2004 | Team 2006 [1] | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
changeThrough the youth clubs 1. FC Kirchheim and Würzburger FV he came to the youth department of FC Bayern Munich in 1996. There he was active until 1999. From 1999 to 2002 he was a member of Bayern's amateur squad. On 27 October 2001 (11th matchday) Hofmann made his debut in the Bundesliga . He came in as a substitute for Claudio Pizarro in the 90th minute versus 1. FC Köln.
2002 he moved to SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga. During the winter break of the 2005/06 season, Steffen Hofmann moved to the second division team TSV 1860 Munich. In July 2006 he returned to Rapid. After a injury he became a dominant figure in the team. In the 2009/10 season he became Austria's top scorer with 20 goals.No other midfielder in Austria had achieved this till that time. Hofmann's contract ended on 30 June 2018. After his contract expired, he ended his career. [4]
Manager and Official
changeIn September 2020 he became coach of SK Rapid Wien II as head coach. For the 2021/22 season, Patrick Jovanovic took over the head coaching position and Hofmann was assistance coach. In November 2021, he took over as interim head coach of the Rapids first team together with Thomas Hickersberger.
In January 2022, Hofmann left the Rapid II coaching staff and became Rapid's sports coordinator. [5] Under President Alexander Wrabetz, he became a member of the executive board of SK Rapid in November 2022. Since December 2022 he has been managing director of SK Rapid GmbH. [6]
Honours
change- Austrian Championː 2005, 2008
- Austrian Bundesliga top scorerː 2010
References
change- ↑ The 2006 team was a prospective team formed by the German Football Association made up of football players who were supported with a view to the World Cup in their own country.
- ↑ Faszination Fankurve
- ↑ Salzburger Nachrichten
- ↑ www.kleinezeitung.at
- ↑ SK Rapid Homepage
- ↑ SK Rapid Homepage