Awarded German Football Hall of Fame (2018).
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Fritz Walter
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter 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 and West Germany national teams, he appeared in 61 games and scored 33 goals, and was the captain of the team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. After his career, he was named honorary captain of the…
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Born 31 October 1920 · Died 17 June 2002 · Q22717
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2018· 1 entry
2008· 1 entry
Awarded Germany's Sports Hall of Fame (2008).
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2005· 1 entry
The Fritz Walter Medal, a series of annual awards which were established in his honour, and which are given by the German Football Association to youth footballers in Germany, was first awarded
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2003· 2 entries
Won award: UEFA German Golden Player (2003).
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Awarded Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (2003).
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2002· 1 entry
Died 2002-06-17.
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate (2000).
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1997· 2 entries
Awarded Georg von Opel Award (1997).
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Joined SSV Ulm in 1997.
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1995· 1 entry
Won award: FIFA Order of Merit (1995).
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1994· 2 entries
Awarded FIFA Order of Merit (1994).
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Joined Bielefeld in 1994.
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1992· 2 entries
Won the German DFL-Supercup with Stuttgart (1992).
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Won the German Bundesliga with Stuttgart (1991-1992).
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1987· 1 entry
Joined Stuttgart in 1987.
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of Kaiserslautern (1985).
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1981· 1 entry
Joined Waldhof Mannheim in 1981.
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1975· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1975).
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1970· 1 entry
Awarded Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1970).
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1956· 1 entry
After the crackdown by the Soviets of the Hungarian Uprising, the Hungarian football team were caught away from home, and for two years, Fritz managed their games and provided the financial backing and in small measure,
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1954· 4 entries
Won: FIFA World Cup with West Germany (1954).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball (1954).
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Awarded Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (1954).
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Won award: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1954).
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1953· 1 entry
Won: German football championship with 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1952–53).
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1951· 2 entries
Won: German football championship with 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1950–51).
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Awarded Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (1951).
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1945· 1 entry
Walter, who by now suffered from malaria, again played for Kaiserslautern, leading them to German championships in 1951 and 1953
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1940· 2 entries
Under Sepp Herberger, and scored a hat-trick against Romania
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Played for Germany men's national association football team (1940–1958) — 61 appearances, 33 goals.
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1939· 1 entry
Played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1939–1959).
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1920· 1 entry
Born 1920-10-31.
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