Rudi Hoffmann

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRudolf "Rudi"•Hoffmann
Used nameRudi•Hoffmann
Born11 February 1935 in Östringen, Baden-Württemberg (GER)
Died16 October 2020
AffiliationsViktoria Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg (GER)
NOC Germany
Nationality West Germany

Biography

The West German soccer team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics was part of the mixed German team that was defeated 2-1 by the Soviet Union in the first round and immediately eliminated. Midfielder Rudi Hoffmann played for Viktoria Aschaffenburg (1952–57), VfB Stuttgart (1957–60) and FK Pirmasens (1960–63). With Stuttgart he won the DFB Cup in 1958, winning the final against Fortuna Düsseldorf 4-3 after extra time. He won his first international cap in a 2-1 win over Ireland in 1955 and was one of the reserves for the 1958 World Cup, but stayed at home and was not called upon. He won four more amateur international caps and five more for the B-team. Later he worked as a clerk in a plastics company.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1956 Summer Olympics Football (Football) GER FRG Rudi Hoffmann
Football, Men (Olympic) Unified Team of Germany =9