Ottmar Walter

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Ottmar Walter
Ottmar Walter Obersülzen.jpg
Personal information
Full name Ottmar Walter
Date of birth (1924-03-06)6 March 1924[1]
Place of birth Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date of death 16 June 2013(2013-06-16) (aged 89)
Place of death Kaiserslautern, Germany
Position(s) Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947-1959 Kaiserslautern
National team
1950-1956 West Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ottmar Walter (3 March, 192416 June, 2013) was a German football player. He has played for West Germany national team.

During World War II, Walter was drafted into the Kriegsmarine and suffered heavy injuries in his right knee. After several operations, he was forced to end his career in 1958.

He died 16 June 2013 in Kaiserslautern, Germany from Alzheimer's disease. He was 89 years old.[2]

Club career statistics[change | change source]

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
GermanyLeague
1947-48 Kaiserslautern Oberliga
1948-49
1949-50
1950-51
1951-52 19 17
1952-53 25 20
1953-54 30 28
1954-55 18 8
1955-56 25 16
1956-57 23 21
1957-58 22 13
1958-59 12 5
Country Germany 174 128
Total 174 128

International career statistics[change | change source]

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Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
1950 1 0
1951 1 1
1952 5 4
1953 3 1
1954 9 4
1955 1 0
1956 1 0
Total 21 10

References[change | change source]

  1. FIFA.com. "FIFA Tournaments - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  2. "Fußball-Legende Ottmar Walter ist tot" (in German). Die Welt. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ottmar Walter". www.national-football-teams.com.
  4. "Ottmar Walter - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.