Born in the
Brigittenau district of
Vienna, Hof began playing football as a striker with FC Hochstädt. In 1952, he joined
Wiener Sport-Club, where he would play until 1969, with the exception of a brief stint with
Austria Wien in 1964. He led the Austrian league in goal-scoring in 1959 and 1961 with 32 and 21 goals respectively. Hof was a leading Austrian footballer in the 1960s and was known as "The Professor of Football" (
Der Professor des Fußballs). Hof made 37 appearances and scored 28 goals for the
Austria national team from 1957 to 1968. He made his debut in a friendly match against West Germany on 10 March 1957. ==Career statistics==