Leo Wilden (3 July 1936 – 5 May 2022)[2] was a German footballer who played as a defender.

He featured in two 1962 World Cup Qualification matches for the West Germany national team.

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 a standard centre-half of West Germany, succeeding Herbert Erhardt, who had retired after the 1962 World Cup.

[5] As a player, Wilden was noted for his outstanding positional play, great vision and hard tackling.