Leo Wilden
 Wilden with Bayer Leverkusen | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Düren, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 2022 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfL Köln 99 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1966 | 1. FC Köln | 182 | (2) |
| 1966–1969 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| 1968–1969 |
Sint-Truiden | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1960–1964 |
West Germany | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leo Wilden (3 July 1936 – 5 May 2022)West Germany national team.[3]
Career
Wilden was a
Sint-Truidense VV in 1968–69 season (the last game of the season on 11 May 1969).[5]
As a player, Wilden was noted for his outstanding positional play, great vision and hard tackling. He could also provide offensive impetus if needed. Some pundits compared him to the 1930s player Ludwig Goldbrunner.
In 1966 Wilden moved to Bayer Leverkusen, where he retired in 1971. He later worked as coach of Pulheimer SC and SC West Köln and was voted vice chairman of SC West Köln in 1971. He later ran several tobacco shops in Cologne.[6]
Honours
1. FC Köln
- 1961–62, 1963–64
References
- ^ "Wilden, Leo" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ "Der FC trauert um Leo Wilden". 1. FC Köln (in German). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Leo Wilden". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- RSSSF.com. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Negen invallers en twee nieuwelingen". Historisch Archief Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 12 May 1969. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Bitter, Jürgen (1997). Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler (in German). Sportverlag. p. 543.
External links
- Leo Wilden at WorldFootball.net
- Leo Wilden at National-Football-Teams.com
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