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Martin Hoffmann (footballer)

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

Martin Hoffmann
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-03-22) 22 March 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Gommern, Bezirk Magdeburg, East Germany
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1961–1968 BSG Aktivist Gommern
1968–1972 1. FC Magdeburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1985 1. FC Magdeburg 256 (78)
International career
1973–1981 East Germany 62 (15)
Managerial career
1988–1993 1. FC Magdeburg
(youth team and assistant)
1994–1996 1. FC Magdeburg
1996–1997 Parchimer FC
2002–2003 1. FC Magdeburg
2007–2013 1. FC Magdeburg U19
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Playing career

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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

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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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International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 June 1974 West Berlin, West Germany   Chile 1–0 1–1 1974 FIFA World Cup
2. 25 September 1974 Prague, Czechslovakia   Czechoslovakia 1–? 1–3 Friendly
3. 9 October 1974 Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany   Canada 1–0 2–0
4. 12 October 1974 Magdeburg, East Germany   Iceland 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
5. 24 September 1977 Vienna, Austria   Austria 1–1 1–1 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 29 October 1977 Babelsberg, East Germany   Malta 1–0 9–0
7. 3–0
8. 9–0
9. 16 November 1977 İzmir, Turkey   Turkey 2–0 2–1
10. 8 March 1978 Chemnitz, East Germany    Switzerland 2–? 3–1 Friendly
11. 3–?
12. 4 October 1978 Halle, East Germany   Iceland 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
13. 13 October 1979 East Berlin, East Germany    Switzerland 2–0 5–2
14. 4–2
15. 5–2

References

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  1. ^ Matthias Arnhold (20 December 2012). "Martin Hoffmann – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  2. ^ Matthias Arnhold (18 April 2004). "Martin Hoffmann – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ^ "1974 FIFA World Cup Germany : Match Report – German DR – Chile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  4. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics – Martin Hoffmann". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Kurz notiert" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. 1 February 1997. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
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