Tasso Wild (born 1 December 1940) is a German former

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who played as a

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for 1. FC Nürnberg and

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Career

Wild started his career with 1. FC Nürnberg. Between 1959 and 1963, he made 74 appearances for in the

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, scoring 37 goals, and won the

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with the club in 1961. He also scored the winning goal for Nürnberg in the final of the

1961–62 DFB-Pokal The 1961–62 DFB-Pokal was the 19th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 28 July 1962 and ended on 29 August 1962. 16 teams competed in the tournament of four rounds. In the final 1. FC Nürnberg defeated Fortuna Dü ...

against

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. He made a further 79 appearances for the club in the

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between 1963 and 1967, scoring 18 goals. Wild was signed by

in 1967. He appeared 88 times for the club in the Bundesliga, scoring seven goals. In 1971, Wild was banned by the

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from playing in German football for his involvement in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal. Although the ban was later lifted, Wild did not return to professional football. After retiring, Wild served briefly as vice-chairman at 1. FC Nürnberg.

Honours

* German football championship:

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* DFB-Pokal:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wild, Tasso 1940 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 1. FC Nürnberg players Hertha BSC players Footballers from Nuremberg West German men's footballers