Fritz Walter
German footballer (1920–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Fritz Walter?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about the footballer born in 1920. For other people named Fritz Walter, see Fritz Walter (disambiguation).
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter (German pronunciation: [fʁɪt͡s ˈvaltɐ], 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.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
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[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||
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
| ||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Close