Fritz Walter (born 21 July 1960) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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, 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 The 1991–92 Bundesliga was the 29th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 2 August 1991 and ended on 16 May 1992. 1. FC Kaiserslautern were the defending champions. As Germany had been reunified on 3 Octobe ...

season, Fritz Walter was crowned the league's top scorer when he won the German Championship with VfB Stuttgart.

Career statistics

Honours

VfB Stuttgart * UEFA Cup runner-up: 1988–89 * Bundesliga: 1991–92 * DFL-Supercup:

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Germany *

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Individual * Bundesliga top scorer: 1991–92

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* 1960 births Living people Footballers from Mannheim German footballers SSV Ulm 1846 players VfB Stuttgart players Arminia Bielefeld players SV Waldhof Mannheim players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Association football forwards Kicker-Torjägerkanone Award winners Olympic footballers of West Germany Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in football Footballers from Baden-Württemberg Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics {{germany-footy-forward-1960s-stub