Leo Wilden

German footballer (1936–2022)

Leo Wilden (3 July 1936 – 5 May 2022) was a German football player. He played for West Germany national team.

Leo Wilden
Wilden with Bayer Leverkusen
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-07-03)3 July 1936
Place of birth Düren, Germany
Date of death 5 May 2022(2022-05-05) (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)
National team
1960–1964 West Germany 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wilden died on 5 May 2022 in Cologne, Germany at the age of 85.[2]

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
GermanyLeague
1958–59 Köln Oberliga 7 0
1959–60 30 0
1960–61 27 0
1961–62 26 1
1962–63 29 0
1963–64 Bundesliga 29 1
1964–65 22 0
1965–66 12 0
1966–67 Bayer Leverkusen Regionalliga 32 0
1967–68 34 1
1968–69 29 2
Country Germany 277 5
Total 277 5

International career statistics

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Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
1960 3 0
1961 3 0
1962 3 0
1963 4 0
1964 2 0
Total 15 0

References

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  1. "Wilden, Leo" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. Der FC trauert um Leo Wilden Archived 2022-05-05 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Leo Wilden". www.national-football-teams.com.