Who is better, Zenga or Fitschen?
Walter Zenga leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.7 for Doris Fitschen — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Zenga vs Fitschen
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ZengaWinner
85.8Zenga wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Fitschen
85.7Fitschen wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Walter Zenga
85.8
Zenga leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Walter Zenga
2. Doris Fitschen
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇮🇹 Walter Zenga59 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 19.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Fitschen — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | ZengaRetired | FitschenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Serie A appearances | 369 | — |
| Italy caps | 58 | — |
| Serie A titles | 1 | — |
| UEFA Cup titles | 2 | — |
| IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper | 3 | — |
| European Championship titles | — | 4 |
| Germany caps | — | 144 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 2 |
| World Cup appearances | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 85 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 89 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Zenga85.8
Fitschen85.7
FAQ
Where does Fitschen beat Zenga?
Fitschen scores higher on honours. Zenga leads on peak, dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Zenga vs Fitschen score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Zenga: 85.8, Fitschen: 85.7.
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