Fritz Walter (footballer, born 1960)

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Fritz Walter
Personal information
Full name Fritz Walter
Date of birth (1960-07-21) 21 July 1960 (age 62)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total558(275)
International career
1987–1988 West Germany Olympic 8 (3)
Honours
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Men's Football
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague
DivisionAppsGoals
Waldhof Mannheim 1981–82 2. Bundesliga 3211
1982–832. Bundesliga3521
1983–84 Bundesliga 3416
1984–85 Bundesliga317
1985–86 Bundesliga319
1986–87 Bundesliga3323
Total19687
VfB Stuttgart 1987–88 Bundesliga3316
1988–89 Bundesliga3313
1989–90 Bundesliga3113
1990–91 Bundesliga2612
1991–92 Bundesliga3822
1992–93 Bundesliga2813
1993–94 Bundesliga2713
Total216102
Arminia Bielefeld 1994–95 Regionalliga 144
1995–962. Bundesliga3321
1996–97 Bundesliga30
Total5025
SSV Ulm 1997–98 Regionalliga 66
1998–992. Bundesliga30
Total96
Career total471220

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

Germany

Individual

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References

  1. "Walter, Fritz" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  2. "Deutscher Supercup, 1992, Finale". dfb.de. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.