Ludwig Hofmeister

Ludwig Hofmeister ( born December 5, 1887 in Sünching; † October 3, 1959 ) was a German football goalkeeper.

Career

The merchant Ludwig Hofmeister joined Bayern Munich in 1904 as a goalkeeper at. 1910 and 1911 he won with the club in each case the Ostkreismeisterschaft ( Bavarian Championship ). After the FC Bayern Munich in 1911 committed the goalkeeper Karl Pekarna, Hofmeister left the club in 1913 On 17 November 1912 he played his first international match against the Netherlands -. Was lost in Leipzig with 2:3 - although he in at that time club standing in the shadow Pekarnas.

He joined the Stuttgarter Kickers, again against the Netherlands denied for December 5, 1914 in Amsterdam, his second and last international match. The 4-4 draw was also the last international match of the DFB until the end of the First World War.

After the war, Chamberlain returned to Munich and was careful here nor 1920-1922 goal of Bayern Munich, before he ended his career for good.

Hofmeister was thus, according to Max Gablonsky the second and along with Prince Fritz is one of three national players, which provided the FC Bayern Munich before the First World War.

His brother Joseph was also at Bayern Munich active.