Fritz Walter

Fritz Walter (31 October 1920 – 17 June 2002) was a German football player. He played for the West Germany national team.

Fritz Walter

Walter with Kaiserslautern in October 1956
Personal information
Full name	Friedrich Walter
Date of birth	(1920-10-31)31 October 1920
Place of birth	Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date of death	17 June 2002(2002-06-17) (aged 81)
Place of death	Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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 Representing West Germany FIFA World Cup Winner 1954 Switzerland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club career statistics

Source:

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

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

Club

1. FC Kaiserslautern

German football championship: 1950–51, 1952–53

International

West Germany

FIFA World Cup: 1954

Individual

• FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 1954
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1954
• FIFA Order of Merit: 1995
• UEFA German Golden Player: 2003
• UEFA Jubilee Poll (2004): #68
• Member of Germany's Sports Hall of Fame