This article is about the footballer born in 1920. For other people named Fritz Walter, see Fritz Walter (disambiguation).
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[a]
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)
International career
1940–1958
Germany / West Germany
61
(33)
Managerial career
1945–1949
1. FC Kaiserslautern (player-coach)
1960
VfL Neustadt/Coburg
1962–1968
SV Alsenborn
Medal record
Representing West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner
1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter (German pronunciation:[fʁɪt͡sˈvaltɐ], audioⓘ; 31 October 1920 – 17 June 2002) was a German footballer who spent his entire senior career at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He usually played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. In his time with the Germany and West Germany national teams, he appeared in 61 games and scored 33 goals, and was the captain of the team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. After his career, he was named honorary captain of the Germany national team.
^Fritz Walter at National-Football-Teams.com
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