Fritz Walter
Be the first in the stands
GermanyCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
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 Germany national team. Walter held the record for the most assists provided in FIFA World Cup tournaments, recording either nine or ten assists. His record was eventually surpassed by Lionel Messi in 2026. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-17
In the line-ups
11 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1954–1958The archive holds 11 team sheets naming Fritz Walter in Germany's starting line-up, from 1954-06-17 to 1958-06-24.
11 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
5 goals across 4 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1953–1954
Austria
Türkiye
NorwayHonours
Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Individual honours12 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball | 1954 | ||
| Teams of the season · 1 | |||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1954 | ||
| More honours · 10 | |||
| FIFA Order of Merit | 1995 | ||
| Georg von Opel Award | 1997 | ||
| German Football Hall of Fame | 2018 | ||
| Germany's Sports Hall of Fame | |||
| honorary citizen of Kaiserslautern | 1985 | ||
| honorary citizen of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate | 2000 | ||
| Member of Germany's Sports Hall of Fame | |||
| Silbernes Lorbeerblatt | 1954 | ||
| UEFA German Golden Player | 2003 | ||
| UEFA Jubilee Poll (2004) | |||
| Orders & distinctions3 | |||
| Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia | 2003 | ||
| Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | 1975 | ||
| Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate | |||