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
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 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, 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

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

Honours

Club

VfB Stuttgart

• UEFA Cup finalist: 1988–89
• Bundesliga champion: 1991–92
• DFL-Supercup: 1992

International

Germany

• Olympic bronze medal: 1988

Individual

• Bundesliga top scorer: 1991–92

External links

• Fritz Walter at fussballdaten.de (in German)