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Fritz Walter

German association football player (1920–2002)
Person human Q22717

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
October 31, 1920
Date of death
June 17, 2002
Place of birth
Kaiserslautern
Place of death
Enkenbach-Alsenborn
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
association football player, association football coach, athlete
Award received
FIFA Order of Merit, honorary citizen of Kaiserslautern, Germany's Sports Hall of Fame, Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate, Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Georg von Opel Award, Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, honorary citizen of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, German Football Hall of Fame[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Spouse
Italia Walter[9]
Sibling
Ludwig Walter, Ottmar Walter[42][43]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[35]
Country for sport
Germany[36]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[32]
End of work period
1959[40]
Family name
Walter[30]
Given name
Friedrich[31]
Height
+175[41]
Member of sports team
1. FC Kaiserslautern, Thionville F.C., TBVfL Neustadt-Wildenheid, Germany men's national association football team[23][24][25][26]
Name in native language
Fritz Walter[37]
Owner of
Universum[38]
P14375
WalterFritz_1920-10-31
P14536
393352
P14750
2DD2-BB64-3876-55D5-E834
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P14795
pe41483
Participant in
1958 FIFA World Cup, 1954 FIFA World Cup[33][34]
Participated in conflict
World War II[28]
Place of burial
Hauptfriedhof Kaiserslautern[8]
Position played on team / speciality
forward[27]
Sport
association football[29]
Start of work period
1937[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Fritz Walter ar فريتز فالتر ar فريتز فالتير el Φριτς Βάλτερ fa فریتس والتر fi Friedrich Walter he פריץ ואלטר he פריץ ולטר id Friedrich Walter ja フリッツ・ヴァルター ja フリッツ・ワルター ko 프리츠 발터 ru Вальтер, Фритц ru Вальтер Фриц ru Вальтер, Фриц ru Фридрих Вальтер ru Фритц Вальтер ru Фриц Вальтер sv Walter th ฟริทซ์ วัลเทอร์
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000004683903
VIAF cluster ID
12677976
GND ID
118764179
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fritz Walter Trainingslager der Deutschen Fußballnationalmannschaft in der Sportschule Malente (cropped).jpg ↗
BookBrainz author ID
c943bd07-dbe3-48d8-9582-8d5e4f9adb17
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
walter-fritz
DDB person (GND) ID
118764179
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118764179
Discogs artist ID
514171
EU-Football.info player ID
22546
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Fritz-Walter
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
fritz-walter
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FIFA player ID (archived)
44747
FamilySearch person ID
LH38-VBM
Filmportal ID
bdc15a4247d74490a035240b87439496
Find a Grave memorial ID
132645467
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
44502
Freebase ID
/m/0fwkj
Fussballdaten.de person ID
walterfritz
Genealogics.org person ID
I00449867
German Football Association person ID
41483
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4612095
IMDb ID
nm1604836
IdRef ID
115101411
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118764179
Kallías ID
PE00112747
Kicker.de player ID
fritz-walter-2
Kinobox person ID
1383755
Kinopoisk person ID
1281521
Lex ID
Fritz_Walter
Munzinger Sport number
01000001990
Munzinger person ID
00000007683
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
123145
NUKAT ID
n2013176099
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
16686
Rheinland-Pfälzische Personendatenbank (GND) ID
118764179
Trading Card Database name ID
182226
Transfermarkt manager ID
74790
Transfermarkt player ID
89549
WikiTree person ID
Walter-3023
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwHh7TJH6jM3X7TcPV6Kd
WorldFootball.net person ID (old)
fritz-walter
ČSFD person ID
370066

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🔗 Connections
Award received 8
FIFA Order of Merit, Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany's Sports Hall of Fame, honorary citizen of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Georg von Opel Award, honorary citizen of Kaiserslautern
Member of sports team 3
Germany men's national association football team, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, TBVfL Neustadt-Wildenheid
Named after 2
Fritz Walter Stadium, Fritz Walter Medal
Occupation 2
association football player, association football coach
Participant in 2
1954 FIFA World Cup, 1958 FIFA World Cup
Country for sport 1
Germany
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Given name 1
Friedrich
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Participated in 1
1954 FIFA World Cup Final
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Kaiserslautern
Place of death 1
Enkenbach-Alsenborn
Position played on team / speciality 1
forward
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Ottmar Walter
Siblings 1
Ottmar Walter
Sport 1
association football
← Winner 1
honorary citizen of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate
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Summary

Fritz Walter was born on October 31, 1920[1], in Kaiserslautern[2]. He died on June 17, 2002[3], in Enkenbach-Alsenborn[4]. He worked as an association football player[5], association football coach[6], and athlete[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Fritz Walter include Fritz Walter Stadium[44], an association football venue[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1920[47] and Fritz Walter Medal[48], a sports award[49], in Germany[50], founded in 2005[51].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Fritz Walter include Fritz Walter Stadium[44], an association football venue[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1920[47] and Fritz Walter Medal[48], a sports award[49], in Germany[50], founded in 2005[51].

FAQs

Where was Fritz Walter born?

Fritz Walter's place of birth was Kaiserslautern[2].

Where did Fritz Walter die?

Fritz Walter died in Enkenbach-Alsenborn[4].

Who was Fritz Walter married to?

Fritz Walter's spouses include Italia Walter[9].

What did Fritz Walter do for work?

Fritz Walter worked as an association football player[5], association football coach[6], and athlete[7].

What awards did Fritz Walter receive?

Honors received include FIFA Order of Merit[11], honorary citizen of Kaiserslautern[12], Germany's Sports Hall of Fame[13], and Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate[14].

Related Entities

Germany Ottmar Walter

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  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [30] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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