Erwin Hoffer

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Erwin Hoffer
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Hoffer with Rapid Vienna in 2009
Personal information
Full name Erwin Hoffer
Date of birth (1987-04-14) 14 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Baden bei Wien, Austria
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Karlsruher SC
Number 8
Youth career
1994–1995 1. SC Haidhof
1995–1998 FC Tribuswinkel
1998–2002 Badener AC
2002–2004 Admira Wacker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Admira Wacker 21 (4)
2006–2009 Rapid Vienna 85 (41)
2009–2013 Napoli 8 (0)
2010–2011 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 24 (5)
2011–2013 Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 36 (10)
2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 14 (3)
2013–2015 Fortuna Düsseldorf 45 (13)
2015– Karlsruher SC 27 (4)
International career
2004–2005 Austria U-17 13 (9)
2005 Austria U-18 2 (0)
2005–2008 Austria U-19 17 (5)
2007 Austria U-20 10 (4)
2005– Austria U-21 17 (7)
2007– Austria 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:47, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2012

Erwin "Jimmy" Hoffer (born 14 April 1987) is an Austrian football striker who currently plays for Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga. He also plays for the Austrian national team.[1]

Club career

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hoffer started his professional career at 17 with VfB Admira Wacker Mödling where he played from 2004 to 2006 in the first team.

Rapid Wien

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. After a two years spell, he moved to Rapid Wien where he was a replacement for Muhammet Akagündüz, who left for Kayserispor. In his first season, Hoffer made 21 appearance and scored four. He won the Austrian Football Bundesliga title with Rapid in the 2007–08 season and scored a hat-trick in their 7–0 victory against Red Bull Salzburg.

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Hoffer during a training sessions at Napoli.

Napoli

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. On 28 July 2009, Napoli have signed the striker on a five-year deal, for €5 million.[2][3][4] He scored his first goal with the partenopei on 16 August 2009 in the Coppa Italia match Napoli-Salernitana (3–0).[5]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

After making eight appearances and scoring none, Hoffer made it clear he was unhappy with the lack of playing time he endured at Napoli and eventually joined German side 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan. The deal did not include a buy option. Following his move to Kaiserslautern, Hoffer hoped he could have more of an impact in Germany.[6] Hoffer made his debut for the club in a cup match against VfL Osnabrück and his scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Hoffenheim on 18 September 2010. Since scoring his first goal, Hoffer played well and made 24 appearances, scoring five times.

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Hoffer during his first spell at Kaiserslautern in 2010.

Loan spell at Frankfurt

His next loan move was in the 2011–12 season to another German side, Eintracht Frankfurt who had been relegated to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga on a season-long loan, view to a permanent move.[7] After making 30 appearances and scoring nine with the club promoted, Hoffer returned to Napoli after the club did not take up a permanent move for Hoffer and instead the loan move to Eintracht Frankfurt was renewed for another season for the 2012–13 season.[8]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 21 August 2013, Hoffer officially transferred to Fortuna Düsseldorf on a two-year deal.[9]

International career

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Erwin Hoffer participating for Austria in U-20 World Cup 2007

During the U-20 World Cup in Canada, Hoffer shaved the name "Jimmy" into one side of his head after receiving that nickname from a coach.[10] The nickname is a reference to Jimmy Hoffa.[10]

He was part of the Austrian squad that played at Euro 2008,[11] a competition which Austria co-hosted along with Switzerland. The only match that Hoffer started in was their last group match against Germany in Vienna.

On 1 April 2009, Hoffer scored two goals for Austria in a 2–1 win over Romania in a Qualification match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

References

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External links

  • Erwin Hoffer at rapidarchiv.at (German)
  • Erwin Hoffer at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).