Fritz Walter (footballer, born 1960)

For other people named Fritz Walter, see Fritz Walter (disambiguation).

Fritz Walter
Personal information
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
Representing  West Germany
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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
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

Germany U23

Individual

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.


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