Fritz Walter (born 21 July 1960) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker, and who was nicknamed "Little Fritz". Born in
Mannheim
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, he is of no relation to German legend of the same name
Fritz Walter
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter (; 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 an ...
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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
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.
Career statistics
Honours
VfB Stuttgart
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Bundesliga
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1991–92
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DFL-Supercup
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1992
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runner-up:
1988–89
Germany U23
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Olympic bronze medal:
1988
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Individual
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Bundesliga top scorer:
1991–92
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
Footballers from Mannheim
German men's footballers
SSV Ulm 1846 players
VfB Stuttgart players
Arminia Bielefeld players
SV Waldhof Mannheim players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Regionalliga players
Men's association football forwards
Kicker-Torjägerkanone Award winners
Olympic footballers for West Germany
West German men's footballers
Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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