Leopold Hofmann

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

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 .^[1]

Career[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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.^[2] He was also a member of the team for the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Statistics[change | change source]

International[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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.