Erwin Hoffer

Admira Wacker

Born in Baden bei Wien, Austria, Hoffer played for the youth teams such as 1. SC Haidhof, FC Tribuswinkel and Badener AC before joining Admira Wacker, where he started his professional career. After progressing through the ranks there, Hoffer started his professional career at 17 Admira Wacker, where he played from 2004 to 2006 in the first team. He also scored four times, including against Sturm Graz and Pasching.

Rapid Wien

After a two-year spell, he moved to Rapid Wien where he was a replacement for Muhammet Akagündüz, who left for Turkish side Kayserispor. Hoffer made his Rapid Wien debut on 29 July 2006, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1–0 loss against SV Ried. Having spent most of the season with the reserve, Hoffer then scored a brace on 13 May 2007, in a 2–0 win over Grazer AK. In his first season, Hoffer made 21 appearances and scored 4 times. Having missed the start of the 2007–08 season, due to international commitment, Hoffer made his first appearance of the season, where he set up the only goal in the game, in a 1–0 win over SC Rheindorf Altach on 1 August 2007. On 3 November 2007, he scored his first goal of the season, as well as, setting up a goal, in a 4–0 win over SV Ried. He then scored twice on 16 February 2008, in a 2–0 win over Austria Kärnten. On 23 March 2008, he scored a hat-trick in their 7–0 victory against Red Bull Salzburg and assisted two times during the match as well. In the last three matches of…

Youth

Hoffer previously represented Austria levels. During the U-20 World Cup in Canada, Hoffer scored 3 times in 8 appearances in the tournament. As a result, Hoffer shaved the name "Jimmy" into one side of his head after receiving that nickname from a coach, Karl Brauneder. The nickname is a reference to Jimmy Hoffa.

Senior

In late–May 2007, Hoffer was called up by the senior national team for the first time and made his Austria debut on 2 June 2007, where he played 45 minutes, in a 0–0 draw against Paraguay. He was part of the Austrian squad that played at Euro 2008, 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. After missing out two matches in the early 2010s, due to his lack of first team opportunities at Napoli, he made his first appearance in eight months, in a 1–0 loss against Switzerland on 11 August 2010. A month later, he scored again on 7 September 2010, in a 2–0 win over Kazakhstan. By 2012, Hoffer made 28 appearances and scoring 4 times for Austria.

Club

International

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hoffer goal.

Hoffer was born to a large family, as he has five sisters and three brothers. Growing up, Hoffer supported Rapid Wien. Hoffer had his wisdom tooth removed on two occasions, starting from 2010, which had him to wearing a mask. He also owned two cars: Audi Q7 and Ferrari, which was banned from bringing it to training during his time at FC Kaiserslautern.