| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fritz Walter | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1960-07-21) 21 July 1960 (age 64) | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Fritz Walter (born 21 July 1960) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker, and who was nicknamed "Little Fritz". Born in Mannheim, he is of no relation to German legend of the same name Fritz Walter.
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
| 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
VfB Stuttgart
- Bundesliga: 1991–92
- DFL-Supercup: 1992
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 1988–89
Germany U23
Individual
References
- "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
- Fritz Walter at fussballdaten.de (in German)
| West Germany football squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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- Men's association football forwards
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- Olympic footballers for West Germany
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