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Birthday boy of the month five: Torben Hoffmann is 50

Torben Hoffman was born in Kiel on 27 October 1974. In his youth he played for TuS Schwarz-Weiß Elmschershagen. The qualified policeman joined Holstein Kiel in 1993. Two years later he moved on to VfB Lübeck in Bundesliga two. After relegation with Lübeck in 1997 he came to attention of SC Freiburg and they signed the defender. The team relegated from the Bundesliga went straight back up with Torben who moved under the Bayer Cross in 1999 after another year in the Bundesliga. However, he was unable to establish himself at Leverkusen making only sporadic appearances and he was rarely in the starting XI. He played in a total of 30 games for the Werkself.

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After 18 months at the Werkself, he joined 1860 Munich in January 2001. When they were relegated from the Bundesliga in 2004 Torben went into the second division but joined Eintracht Frankfurt for a year and the team from Hessen won promotion. Torben opted to remain in the lower league and rejoined 1860 Munich. He stayed there for the next five years. In 2010 he played for third division SpVgg Unterhaching for a year before ending his playing career.

Today Torben is a reporter at Sky Sport News HD where he is primarily responsible for South Germany and Austria.

Dear Torben, Happy 50th birthday. Have a good one and stay healthy.

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