Fritz Walter
German footballer (1920–2002)
Fritz Walter (31 October 1920 – 17 June 2002) was a German football player. He played for the West Germany national team.
 Walter with Kaiserslautern in October 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Friedrich Walter | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1920 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kaiserslautern, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 June 2002 (aged 81) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, inside forward | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1928–1937 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1937–1959 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 428 | (372) | |||||||||||
| 1943 | TSG Diedenhofen | 29 | (18) | |||||||||||
| 1943 | TSG Saargemünd | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | 469 | (391) | ||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| 1940–1958 | Germany / West Germany | 61 | (33) | |||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||
| 1945–1949 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (player-coach) | |||||||||||||
| 1960 | VfL Neustadt/Coburg | |||||||||||||
| 1962–1968 | SV Alsenborn | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics change
Club career statistics change
- Source:[2]
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1939–40 | Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen | 15 | 21 |
| 1940–41 | Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen | 12 | 16 | |
| 1941–42 | Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen | 14 | 39 | |
| 1942–43 | Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen | 3 | 1 | |
| 1945–46 | Oberliga Südwest | 14 | 16 | |
| 1946–47 | Oberliga Südwest | 14 | 22 | |
| 1947–47 | Oberliga Südwest | 24 | 31 | |
| 1948–49 | Oberliga Südwest | 22 | 30 | |
| 1949–50 | Oberliga Südwest | 26 | 34 | |
| 1950–51 | Oberliga Südwest | 19 | 5 | |
| 1951–52 | Oberliga Südwest | 27 | 19 | |
| 1952–53 | Oberliga Südwest | 30 | 38 | |
| 1953–54 | Oberliga Südwest | 29 | 20 | |
| 1954–55 | Oberliga Südwest | 21 | 10 | |
| 1955–56 | Oberliga Südwest | 25 | 16 | |
| 1956–57 | Oberliga Südwest | 21 | 15 | |
| 1957–58 | Oberliga Südwest | 26 | 5 | |
| 1958–59 | Oberliga Südwest | 22 | 10 | |
| Total | 364 | 348 | ||
International career statistics change
| Germany national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1940 | 6 | 5 |
| 1941 | 8 | 7 |
| 1942 | 10 | 7 |
| 1943 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | 6 | 2 |
| 1952 | 4 | 2 |
| 1953 | 3 | 2 |
| 1954 | 8 | 5 |
| 1955 | 5 | 2 |
| 1956 | 4 | 1 |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 61 | 33 |
Honours change
Club change
1. FC Kaiserslautern
International change
West Germany
Individual change
- FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 1954[4]
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1954
- FIFA Order of Merit: 1995[4]
- UEFA German Golden Player: 2003[5]
- UEFA Jubilee Poll (2004): #68[6]
- Member of Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
References change
- ↑ Fritz Walter at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Fritz Walter Club-statistics". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Fritz Walter - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Germany's post-war hero". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Golden Players take centre stage". UEFA. 29 November 2003. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ↑ "UEFA Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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