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 21 July 1960 (1960-07-21) (age 51)
Place of birth Mannheim, West Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position 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)
National team
1987–1988 West Germany Olympic 8 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  West Germany
Men's Football
Bronze 1988 Seoul Team Competition

Fritz Walter (born 21 July 1960 in Mannheim) is a former German football player, who was nicknamed “Little Fritz”. 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 league top scorer when he won the German Championship with VfB Stuttgart.

Honours

Season-by-season record

league season team games goals
2 1981–82 SV Waldhof Mannheim 32 11
2 1982–83 SV Waldhof Mannheim 35 21
1 1983–84 SV Waldhof Mannheim 34 16
1 1984–85 SV Waldhof Mannheim 31 7
1 1985–86 SV Waldhof Mannheim 31 9
1 1986–87 SV Waldhof Mannheim 33 23
1 1987–88 VfB Stuttgart 33 16
1 1988–89 VfB Stuttgart 33 13
1 1989–90 VfB Stuttgart 31 13
1 1990–91 VfB Stuttgart 26 12
1 1991–92 VfB Stuttgart 38 22
1 1992–93 VfB Stuttgart 28 13
1 1993–94 VfB Stuttgart 27 13
3 1994–95 Arminia Bielefeld 14 4
2 1995–96 Arminia Bielefeld 33 21
1 1996–97 Arminia Bielefeld 3 0
3 1997–98 SSV Ulm 1846 6 6
2 1998–99 SSV Ulm 1846 3 0

External links

West Germany squad – 1988 Olympic Bronze Medalists
2. Bundesliga top scorers