.jpg) Fritzsch withDynamo Dresden in 1971 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Zwickau,Saxony,Germany | ||
| Date of death | 15 October 1997(1997-10-15) (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Dresden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1940 | SC Planitz | ||
| 1940–1943 | VfL Leisnig | ||
| 1943–1946 | BC Hartha | ||
| 1946–1950 | Wismut Cainsdorf | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1950–1955 | SC Planitz | ||
| 1955–1957 | Wismut Aue | ||
| 1957–1960 | Empor Lauter | ||
| 1960–1963 | Motor Dessau | ||
| 1963–1966 | SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt | ||
| 1966–1969 | Stahl Riesa | ||
| 1969–1978 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| 1978–1991 | DFV der DDR | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Fritzsch (21 November 1920 – 15 October 1997) was a Germanfootball player and manager.
Fritzsch began his career as a player in 1927 withSC Planitz. In 1940, he transferred to VfLLeisnig and played there until 1943 after which he played for several other clubs including BCHartha, SCDöbeln andZwickau-Oberhohndorf. AfterWorld War II he stayed in what would becomeEast Germany and finished his playing days with Wismut Cainsdorf in 1950.
Fritzsch's playing career ended due to a back injury, he became a coach withWismut Aue in 1950. Fritzsch then went on to work as trainer with a number of sides between 1952 and 1969 including Empor Lauter,Motor Dessau,SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt,SC Empor Rostock (where he earned three vice-championships), andStahl Riesa.
Fritzsch joinedDynamo Dresden as a coach on 30 June 1969 and the club soon began the most successful period of its history. Under his guidance the black and yellow won five East German championships in the first divisionDDR-Oberliga (1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978), as well as four vice-championships. The team also captured twoEast German Cups (FDGB Pokal) in 1971 and 1977, and made 42European Cup appearances. During his career the small, strict trainer also coached 40 national team players and helped uncover talents such asUlf Kirsten andMatthias Sammer.
Fritzsch was succeeded as trainer at Dynamo by Gerhard Prautzsch and moved on to work for the DFV (Deutscher Fußball Verband der DDR or German Football Association of East Germany). Over his career he had coached 1,900 games, coming away with 1,163 victories. His opinion was still sought out by his former club Dynamo Dresden when they became one of two former East German sides to join theBundesliga afterGerman reunification in 1990.
Fritzsch died on 15 October 1997, shortly before his 77th birthday. The "Small General" was buried in the Heidefriedhof Dresden Cemetery. He was subsequently honored with a monument in theRudolf Harbig Stadion, home of Dynamo Dresden, and an annual football tournament in Dresden has been organized in his memory. Today a movie filmed movie about his career at the SG Dynamo Dresden.[1]
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