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)[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
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner1954 Switzerland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club career statistics
Source:[2]
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1939–40 Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen 1521
1940–41 Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen 1216
1941–42 Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen 1439
1942–43 Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen 31
1945–46 Oberliga Südwest 1416
1946–47 Oberliga Südwest 1422
1947–47 Oberliga Südwest 2431
1948–49 Oberliga Südwest 2230
1949–50 Oberliga Südwest 2634
1950–51 Oberliga Südwest 195
1951–52 Oberliga Südwest 2719
1952–53 Oberliga Südwest 3038
1953–54 Oberliga Südwest 2920
1954–55 Oberliga Südwest 2110
1955–56 Oberliga Südwest 2516
1956–57 Oberliga Südwest 2115
1957–58 Oberliga Südwest 265
1958–59 Oberliga Südwest 2210
Total 364348

International career statistics

[3]

Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
194065
194187
1942107
194300
194400
194500
194600
194700
194800
194900
195000
195162
195242
195332
195485
195552
195641
195700
195870
Total6133

Honours

Club

1. FC Kaiserslautern

German football championship: 1950–51, 1952–53[4]

International

West Germany

FIFA World Cup: 1954[4]

Individual
  • 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
  1. Fritz Walter at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Fritz Walter Club-statistics". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. "Fritz Walter - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
  4. "Germany's post-war hero". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. "Golden Players take centre stage". UEFA. 29 November 2003. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  6. "UEFA Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2024.


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