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class='container'> <ol class='breadcrumb'> <li> <a href='/'>Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/athletes">Athletes</a></li><li class="active">Ludwig Hofmann</li> </ol> <div class='athlete_header'> <div> <h1> Ludwig Hofmann </h1> <form action='/athlete_merges/25425/edit' class='form-inline' method='get'> </form> </div> </div> <div class='athlete_bio'> <div class='athlete_photo_bio'> <a href='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/25425.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Photo of Ludwig Hofmann'> <img class='photo' src='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/25425.jpg'> </a> <div> <h2> Biographical information </h2> <table class='biodata'> <tr><th>Roles</th><td>Competed in Olympic Games</td></tr> <tr><th>Sex</th><td>Male</td></tr> <tr><th>Full name</th><td>Ludwig•Hofmann</td></tr> <tr><th>Used name</th><td>Ludwig•Hofmann</td></tr> <tr><th>Nick/petnames</th><td>Wiggerl</td></tr> <tr><th>Born</th><td>9 June 1900 in <a href="/place_names/146">München (Munich), Bayern (GER)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Died</th><td>2 October 1935 in <a href="/place_names/146">München (Munich), Bayern (GER)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Affiliations</th><td><a href="/affiliations/302">FC Bayern München, München (GER)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>NOC</th><td><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GER.png" /> <a href="/countries/GER">Germany</a></td></tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <h2> Biography </h2> <div class='description'> <p>In 1916, young Ludwig “Wiggerl” Hofmann first attracted attention in a friendly for FC Bayern München against 1.FC Nürnberg. He quickly became a regular. In 1926 he was appointed in the southern German selection and the same year made his début in the national team. On the 1928 Olympic squad he was on the left side next to his famous namesake Richard Hofmann.</p> <p>Hofmann’s international career ended in 1931 in a game against France, which the German team lost. He played 18 international matches and scored four goals. From 1933-34 he was the coach of his club FC Bayern München. He also worked as a clerk at an insurance company. Hofmann died from meningitis in 1935.</p> </div> <h2>Results</h2> <table class='table'> <thead> <tr> <th>Games</th> <th>Discipline (Sport) / Event</th> <th>NOC / Team</th> <th>Pos</th> <th>Medal</th> <th>As</th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/9">1928 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/FBL">Football</a> (<a href="/sport_groups/FB">Football</a>)</td> <td><a href="/countries/GER"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GER.png" />GER</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Ludwig Hofmann</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/33615">Football, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td>Germany</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </body> <footer class='footer'> <br> <div class='panel panel-info'> <div class='panel-heading'> <h3 class='panel-title'> <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign'></span> Did you know? </h3> </div> <div class='panel-body'> <p>The 1924 Winter Olympics weren’t officially declared Olympic until 1926. 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