# Fritz Walter

> The midfielder who captained West Germany to their first World Cup in 1954 - an upset so unlikely it still carries its own name in German football lore - and never played for any club but Kaiserslautern.

*German association football player (1920-2002)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/fritz-walter

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Football / Soccer Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857))
- **Category:** Footballers
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1920-10-31
- **Died:** 2002-06-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Friedrich Walter was born in October 1920 and came up through 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he stayed for his entire senior career. He played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward, and by the early 1950s had become captain of the West Germany national team. In 1954 he led them to victory at the World Cup, a tournament in which he also set a record for assists that still stands: nine across all World Cup appearances. Over 61 matches for Germany and West Germany, he scored 33 goals. After retiring, the federation named him honorary captain for life. He died in June 2002.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.8 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 31.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1604836/ (@nm1604836)

## Topics
#Footballers, #Football / Soccer Player, #Soccer, #Football, #Germany, #Europe, #20th Century

## Timeline
- **2018** - German Football Hall of Fame
- **2003** - Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia
- **2002** - Died
- **2000** - Honorary Citizen of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
- **1997** - Georg von Opel Award
- **1985** - Honorary Citizen of Kaiserslautern
- **1975** - Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- **1970** - Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- **1951** - Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
- **1943** - Thionville FC
- **1940** - Germany men's national association football team
- **1939** - 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- **1920** - Born

## Sources
- [Fritz Walter](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Fritz Walter (1920-2002)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter_(1920-2002))
- [Fritz Walter](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [弗里茨·瓦尔特](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%97%E9%87%8C%E8%8C%A8%C2%B7%E7%93%A6%E5%B0%94%E7%89%B9)
- [フリッツ・ヴァルター](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC)
- [Вальтер, Фриц (футболист, 1920)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%86_(%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%2C_1920))
- [Fritz Walter](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22717)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Fritz%20Walter)
- [Fritz Walter](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Fritz Walter](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Fritz Walter](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Φριτς Βάλτερ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%84%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%AC%CE%BB%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81)
- [Fritz Walter](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Fritz Walter (futbolista)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter_(futbolista))
- [Fritz Walter](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Fritz Walter](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [فریتس والتر](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B3_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1)
- [Fritz Walter](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Fritz Walter (football, 1920)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter_(football%2C_1920))
- [Fritz Walter](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [פריץ ואלטר](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A5_%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%A8)
- [Fritz Walter](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Fritz Walter (labdarúgó, 1920)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter_(labdar%C3%BAg%C3%B3%2C_1920))
- [Ֆրից Վալտեր](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%96%D6%80%D5%AB%D6%81_%D5%8E%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%BF%D5%A5%D6%80)
- [Fritz Walter](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Wikiquote](https://de.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fritz_Walter)
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/514171)
- [Fritz Walter](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2307356)

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