Manfred Hofmann

Manfred Hofmann was a member of the West German handball team that lost the match for the bronze medal 21-18 against Poland after extra time at the 1976 Montréal Olympics. The goalkeeper earned 110 international caps. In 1978 he won the World Championships with the West German national team, and in 1979 he was elected Handball Player of the Year. He was one of the world’s best goalkeepers during the 1970s and 1980s.

Domestically, Hofmann played with TV Großwallstadt, helping them to win West German titles from 1978-81 and the West German Cup in 1980. The same year TV Großwallstadt also earned the Supercup. In 1979 and 1980 he won the EHF Champions Cup with Großwallstadt.

By profession, he was a department manager at Sparkasse Hanau (Savings Bank Hanau), and later turned to coaching at the academy of TV Großwallstadt. He was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award.