Martin Hoffmann

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Competitor for East Germany
Olympic medal record
Men’s Football
Gold	Montreal 1976	Team Competition

Martin Hoffmann (born 22 March 1955 in Gommern) is a former German football (soccer) player.

Hoffmann played from 1968 to 1987 for 1. FC Magdeburg in the East German league, playing 255 matches and scoring 78 goals. With Magdeburg, he won the league title in 1972, 1974 and 1975, and the cup title in 1969, 1973, 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 66 appearances and scoring 16 goals between 1973 and 1981. In 1974 he played for East Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. In 1976, he was in the East German team which won the gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

He worked as a coach for 1.FC Magdeburg in the seasons 1994/1995 as well as 2002/2003.

	East Germany squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup
1 Croy \| 2 Kurbjuweit \| 3 Bransch \| 4 Weise \| 5 Fritsche \| 6 Schnuphase \| 7 Pommerenke \| 8 Löwe \| 9 Ducke \| 10 Kreische \| 11 Streich \| 12 Wätzlich \| 13 Lauck \| 14 Sparwasser \| 15 Vogel \| 16 Irmscher \| 17 Hamann \| 18 Kische \| 19 Seguin \| 20 Hoffmann \| 21 Blochwitz \| 22 Friese \| Coach: Buschner