Hermann Erlhoff

Hermann Erlhoff (22 December 1944 – 17 February 2022) was a German professional football player and coach.

Hermann Erlhoff
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-12-22)22 December 1944
Place of birth Herten, Germany
Date of death 17 February 2022(2022-02-17) (aged 77)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
TSV Marl-Hüls
1967–1970 Schalke 04 75 (8)
1970–1976 Rot-Weiss Essen 87 (7)
Total 162 (15)
Managerial career
1976–1978 Rot-Weiss Essen
2000–2001 FFC Flaesheim-Hillen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Erlhoff played as a defender and midfielder for TSV Marl-Hüls, FC Schalke 04 and Rot-Weiss Essen.[1][2] He made a total of 162 appearances in the Bundesliga,[3] scoring 15 goals.[1] He was also the league's second ever substitute player.[3]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player in 1976,[1] Erlhoff worked as a coach at Rot-Weiss Essen before becoming manager.[2] He later coached at a number of amateur teams,[2] including Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and SpVgg Erkenschwick.[3] He also managed the women's team FFC Flaesheim-Hillen, whom he led to the final of the 2000–01 DFB-Pokal Frauen,[2] which the club lost.[4]

Later life and death

Erlhoff later worked as a sports teacher.[3] After suffering from dementia, he died on 17 February 2022, at the age of 77.[2]

References


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