Nicky Hoffmann

Nicky Hoffmann
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Hoffmann
Date of birth	19 August 1940
Date of death	9 January 2018 (aged 77)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
	CS Grevenmacher
	Aris Bonnevoie
1969–1975	Etzella Ettelbruck
International career
1960–1972	Luxembourg
Managerial career
1970–1975	Etzella Ettelbruck (player-coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolas "Nicky" Hoffmann (19 August 1940 – 9 January 2018) was a Luxembourgian footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1] He made 50 appearances for the Luxembourg national team from 1960 to 1972.^[2]

Career

In 1969 the Luxembourg Football Federation awarded Hoffmann a merit badge in gold.^[3] In 1972 it presented Hoffmann with a golden watch for his merits and for making 50 appearances for the Luxembourg national team.^[4]

Hoffmann joined Etzella Ettelbruck in 1969, taking on a double role as player-coach in 1970.^[5] Having achieved promotion to the Luxembourg National Division with the club at the end of the 1970–71 season, he reached mid-table league positions in the following four seasons.^[5] He left Etzella Ettelbruck in May 1975.^[5]

References

^ "Nicolas Hoffmann". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ "Nicolas Hoffmann". EU Football. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ "F.L.F.-Abzeichen beim F. C. Aris" [F.L.F. badges at F. C. Aris]. Luxemburger Wort (in German). 12 December 1969. p. 8. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ "Goldene Uhr für Nationalspieler Nicky Hoffmann" [Golden watch for national player Nicky Hoffmann]. Luxemburger Wort (in German). 3 January 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Der F.C. Etzella Ettelbrück nahm Abschied von Spieler-Trainer Nicky Hoffmann" [F.C. Etzella Ettelbrück bid farewell to player-coach Nicky Hoffmann]. Luxemburger Wort (in German). 23 May 1975. p. 8. Retrieved 2 June 2023.