But in 2003, the DFB nominated Walter as its "Golden Player," the best player from the German Association over the previous 50 years.Ī Kaiserslautern legend who played as a supporting striker, Walter scored 380 goals in 411 appearances for the club, a feat made all the more impressive given that he was drafted into the German army and was forced to forgo three of his best footballing years fighting in World War II. Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Mueller and Lothar Matthaeus are the usual names in any discussion of the best German football players in history.
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