Franz Hofer

Franz Hofer (4 September 1918 – 16 December 1990) was an Austrian football player. He played as forward mainly for SK Rapid Wien.
Career 
Hofer was a member of SK Rapid Wien since 1937/38 season. At the end of the season he and his club won the championship. From 1938 to 1941, he played in the Gauliga Ostmark, and from 1941 to 1945 in the Gauliga Donau-Alpenland. The Gauliga was the highest division in the German Reich during the Nazi era. During this time, he won the Gauliga championship twice with SK Rapid Wien. As a result, he also participated in the final round of the German championship. 1941 Rapid became  German champions. He also won the Tschammerpokal with SK Rapid Wien in 1938. In 1944, as a soldier, Hofer played alongside Franz "Bimbo" Binder for the Deutsche Sportgemeinschaft Reichshof, which had been founded by the German occupiers in the Polish city of Rzeszów, and participated in the 1943/44 Gauliga Generalgouvernement championship. Warschauer Zeitung 

After the end of World War II, he ended his active football career by playing the 1945/46 season for Slovan Wien.
International 
He played his only international match for the German Reich on 27 August 1939 in Bratislava in a 2-0 defeat against the Slovakian national team.
International statistics
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGermany  193910Total10

Honours 
3 x Champions (1937/38, 1939/40, 1945/46)
Cup Winner 1945/46
German Champion 1940/41
German Cup Winner 1938
References 

Category:Austrian footballers
Category:1918 births
Category:1990 deaths
Category:SK Rapid Wien players
Category:Austrian football forwards
Category:Austrian football champions