Ottmar Walter
Football, Football player
1924 – 2013
Who was Ottmar Walter?
Ottmar Kurt Herrmann Walter was a German footballer.
He played together with his brother, Fritz Walter, at the club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. They also played together for the Germany national football team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Walter scored four goals in the tournament as West Germany won their first ever World Cup title. In total, Walter earned 20 caps and scored 10 goals for Germany. For his club 1. FC Kaiserslautern he scored unequaled 336 goals in 321 league and cup matches. Walter debuted in the first team at the age of 18 in 1942 as an outside left in a 7–1 rout of 1. FC Kaiserslautern against SV Waldhof Mannheim.
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.
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- Born
- Mar 6, 1924
Kaiserslautern - Siblings
- Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- Kaiserslautern
- Died
- Jun 16, 2013
Kaiserslautern
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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