Fritz Walter (born 21 July 1960) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker,[1] and who was nicknamed "Little Fritz". Born in Mannheim, he is of no relation to German legend of the same name Fritz Walter.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fritz Walter | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1960 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mannheim, West Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1965–1976 | SG Hohensachsen | |||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | FV Weinheim | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1978–1981 | FV Weinheim | 87 | (55) | |||||||||||
| 1981–1987 | Waldhof Mannheim | 196 | (87) | |||||||||||
| 1987–1994 | VfB Stuttgart | 216 | (102) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Arminia Bielefeld | 50 | (25) | |||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | SSV Ulm 1846 | 9 | (6) | |||||||||||
| Total | 558 | (275) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | West Germany Olympic | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
With 22 goals in the 1991–92 Bundesliga season, Fritz Walter was crowned the league's top scorer when he won the German Championship with VfB Stuttgart.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Waldhof Mannheim | 1981–82 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 11 |
| 1982–83 | 2. Bundesliga | 35 | 21 | |
| 1983–84 | Bundesliga | 34 | 16 | |
| 1984–85 | Bundesliga | 31 | 7 | |
| 1985–86 | Bundesliga | 31 | 9 | |
| 1986–87 | Bundesliga | 33 | 23 | |
| Total | 196 | 87 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 1987–88 | Bundesliga | 33 | 16 |
| 1988–89 | Bundesliga | 33 | 13 | |
| 1989–90 | Bundesliga | 31 | 13 | |
| 1990–91 | Bundesliga | 26 | 12 | |
| 1991–92 | Bundesliga | 38 | 22 | |
| 1992–93 | Bundesliga | 28 | 13 | |
| 1993–94 | Bundesliga | 27 | 13 | |
| Total | 216 | 102 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1994–95 | Regionalliga | 14 | 4 |
| 1995–96 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 21 | |
| 1996–97 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 25 | ||
| SSV Ulm | 1997–98 | Regionalliga | 6 | 6 |
| 1998–99 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 471 | 220 | ||
Honours
editVfB Stuttgart
- Bundesliga: 1991–92
- DFL-Supercup: 1992[2]
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 1988–89
Germany U23
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Walter, Fritz" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "Deutscher Supercup, 1992, Finale". dfb.de. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
edit- Fritz Walter at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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