| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Herten, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 2022 (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 | |||
Hermann Erlhoff (22 December 1944 – 17 February 2022) was a German professional football player and coach.
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
- 1 2 3 4 "Hermann Erlhoff". Fussballdaten.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Schalke 04 trauert um Hermann Erlhoff". 18 February 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "Erlhoff: Der 2. Einwechsler der Bundesliga". www.fussball.de.
- ↑ ONLINE, RP (26 May 2001). "1. FFC Frankfurt - FFC Flaesheim-Hillen 2:1 (0:1): 1. FFC Frankfurt schafft das "Double"". RP ONLINE.