Emil Walter (footballer)

Emil Walter
Walter in 1928
Personal information
Full name Emil Walter Burkhard
Date of birth (1900-04-07)7 April 1900
Place of birth Pforzheim, Germany
Date of death 1 March 1952(1952-03-01) (aged 51)
Place of death Pforzheim, Germany
Position Defender
Youth career
–1916 Germania Brötzingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1921 Germania Brötzingen
1922–1924 Figueres
1924–1931 Barcelona 81 (5)
International career
1923–1929 Catalonia 2 (0)
Managerial career
Germania Brötzingen
1935–1937 RSV 09 Hückeswagen
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emil Walter Burkhard (7 April 1900 – 1 March 1952) was a German footballer who played as a defender for FC Barcelona. Considered by some as Spain's best defender in the 1920s, he captained Barça to its first La Liga title in 1929.