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Roger Vonlanthen

Roger Vonlanthen

Swiss footballer and manager (1930–2020)

Roger Vonlanthen (5 December 1930 – July 2020) was a Swiss football player and manager.

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During his club career he played for Grasshoppers (1951–55), Inter Milan (1955–57), Alessandria (1957–59) and Lausanne (1959–66). He earned 27 caps and scored 8 goals for the Switzerland national football team from 1954 to 1966, and participated in two World Cups (1954 and 1962). Later he became a manager with Servette, Lausanne and CS Chênois[1] and had a stint as the manager of Switzerland from 1977 to 1979.[2]

In March 2021, it was announced Vonlanthen died the previous year, in July at the age of 89 in Onex.[3][4]

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  1. [1]
    Switzerland – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs
  2. [2]
    Switzerland – International Matches since 1905
  3. [3]
    Als letzter 54er: Roger Vonlanthen ist verstorben. In: Bluewin.ch, 10. März 2021.
  4. [4]
    Roger Vonlanthen, Swiss player in World Cup epic, dies at 89


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