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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Waldhof Mannheim	1981–82	2. Bundesliga	32	11
	1982–83	2. Bundesliga	35	21
	1983–84	Bundesliga	34	16
	1984–85	Bundesliga	31	7
	1985–86	Bundesliga	31	9
	1986–87	Bundesliga	33	23
	Total		196	87
VfB Stuttgart	1987–88	Bundesliga	33	16
	1988–89	Bundesliga	33	13
	1989–90	Bundesliga	31	13
	1990–91	Bundesliga	26	12
	1991–92	Bundesliga	38	22
	1992–93	Bundesliga	28	13
	1993–94	Bundesliga	27	13
	Total		216	102
Arminia Bielefeld	1994–95	Regionalliga	14	4
	1995–96	2. Bundesliga	33	21
	1996–97	Bundesliga	3	0
	Total		50	25
SSV Ulm	1997–98	Regionalliga	6	6
	1998–99	2. Bundesliga	3	0
	Total		9	6
Career total			471	220

Honours

VfB Stuttgart

• Bundesliga: 1991–92
• DFL-Supercup: 1992
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1988–89

Germany U23

• Olympic bronze medal: 1988

Individual

• Bundesliga top scorer: 1991–92

External links

• Fritz Walter at fussballdaten.de (in German)