Axel Tyll (born 23 July 1953 in

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) is a German former footballer.

Club career

Tyll played for 1. FC Magdeburg between 1971 and 1982, winning three East German titles, four

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, and the

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in 1974. He scored 32 goals in 233 East German top-flight matches. He represented

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four times with the full nation team. Tyll was also part of the bronze medal-winning squad of the Olympic team at the 1972 Olympics in Munich but wasn't used on the pitch. Later he played six matches for this selection.

Honors

: 1 **Winner 1974 * DDR-Oberliga: 3 **Winner

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, 1974,

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**Runner-up

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

, 1978 *

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: 4 **Winner

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

, 1978,

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* Olympic Football Tournament **Bronze medal

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* * * * * 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Magdeburg German footballers East German footballers East Germany international footballers Olympic footballers of East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany 1. FC Magdeburg players Association football midfielders Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Footballers from Saxony-Anhalt Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{germany-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub