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Fritz Walter
German footballer (1920–2002)
This article is about the footballer born in 1920. For other people named Fritz Walter, see Fritz Walter (disambiguation).
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter (German:[ˈfʁiːdʁɪçfʁɪtsˈvaltɐ]ⓘ; 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.
Life and career
[edit]Early club career
[edit]Born on 31 October 1920, Walter was exposed to football early with his parents, Ludwig (1894–1976) and Dorothea Walter (née Kieburg; 1896–1978), working at the 1. FC Kaiserslautern club restaurant.[2] By 1928 he had joined the Kaiserslautern youth academy, and he made his first team debut at 17, continuing an association with the club that would be his only professional club.[3][4][5]
International pro teams had repeatedly offered him hefty sums, but with support from his wife always declined in order to stay at home, to
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| Born | (1920-10-31)31 October 1920 Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| Died | 17 June 2002(2002-06-17) (aged 81) Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Germany |
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter (31 October 1920 – 17 June 2002) was a German footballer. He usually played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. In his time with the German national team, he made 61 caps and scored 33 goals, and was captain of the team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Life and career[]
Early club career[]
Walter was exposed to football early with his parents working at the 1. FC Kaiserslautern club restaurant. By 1928 he had joined the Kaiserslautern youth academy, and he made his first team debut at 17, continuing an association with the club that would be his only professional club.[1][2][3]
International pro teams had repeatedly offered him hefty sums, but with support from his wife always declined in order to stay at home, to play for his home town, the national team and "Chef" (German for "boss") Herberger.
International debut[]
Walter debuted with the German national team in 1940 under Sepp Herberger, and scored a hat-trick against Romania.[2]
War[]
Walter was drafted into the armed f
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Fritz Walter (footballer, born 1960)
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