Fritz Walter

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Fritz Walter was a legendary German footballer and World Cup–winning captain, best known for his long and iconic career with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and the West Germany national team.

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instanceOf Germany international footballer
association football player
human
awardReceived Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
Silbernes Lorbeerblatt NERFINISHED
captained West Germany to 1954 FIFA World Cup title
captainOf West Germany national football team NERFINISHED
clubCareerEnd 1959
clubCareerStart 1937
clubNumberRetiredBy 1. FC Kaiserslautern NERFINISHED
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship Germany
West Germany NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1920-10-31
dateOfDeath 2002-06-17
fullName Friedrich Walter NERFINISHED
givenName Friedrich NERFINISHED
hallOfFame German Sports Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
homeStadiumOf 1. FC Kaiserslautern NERFINISHED
honouredIn Fritz-Walter-Stadion NERFINISHED
legacy considered one of the greatest German footballers of all time
memberOfSportsTeam 1. FC Kaiserslautern NERFINISHED
West Germany national football team NERFINISHED
militaryService Wehrmacht NERFINISHED
namesakeOf Fritz-Walter-Stadion NERFINISHED
nationalTeamCareerEnd 1958
nationalTeamCareerStart 1940
nickname Fritz NERFINISHED
numberOfAppearancesForClub over 380 for 1. FC Kaiserslautern
numberOfAppearancesForNationalTeam 61 for West Germany
numberOfGoalsForClub over 300 for 1. FC Kaiserslautern
numberOfGoalsForNationalTeam 33 for West Germany
participantIn 1954 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
1954 FIFA World Cup Final NERFINISHED
1958 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Kaiserslautern NERFINISHED
Palatinate NERFINISHED
Weimar Republic NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Enkenbach-Alsenborn NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED
positionPlayed forward
inside forward
sexOrGender male
sibling Ottmar Walter NERFINISHED
sport association football
spouse Italia Bortoluzzi NERFINISHED
survived Soviet captivity
winnerOf 1954 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
yearsActive 1937–1959

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1. FC Kaiserslautern namedAfter Fritz Walter
Fritz-Walter-Stadion namedAfter Fritz Walter
1. FC Kaiserslautern notablePlayer Fritz Walter