Fritz Walter
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter (German pronunciation: [fʁɪt͡s ˈvaltɐ], ⓘ; 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.
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Walter with Kaiserslautern in October 1956 | ||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||
| 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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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