Leo Wilden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Leo Wilden

German footballer

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1936

Place of Birth: Norisring, Bavaria, Germany

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Leo Wilden

  • Leo Wilden (born 3 July 1936) is a former German football player.
  • He played in two 1962 World Cup Qualification matches for the West German national team.Leo Wilden was the center half of 1.
  • FC Köln between 1958 and 1966, during which he won the West German football championship in 1962 and 1964.
  • In that period, Wilden was also the standard center half of West Germany, succeeding Herbert Erhardt, who had retired after the 1962 World Cup. 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.

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