Martin Hoffmann

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. 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. In 1974, he played in six matches for East Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring once against Chile. 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.

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.

Honours European Cup Winners' Cup: 1 Winner 1974 DDR-Oberliga: 2 Winner 1974, 1975 Runner-up 1977, 1978 FDGB-Pokal: 3 Winner 1978, 1979, 1983 Olympic football tournament: 1 Gold medal Montreal 1976

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