Roger Vonlanthen

Roger Vonlanthen
Roger Vonlanthen in 1956
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-12-05)5 December 1930
Place of birth Lancy, Switzerland
Date of death July 2020 (aged 89)
Place of death Onex, Switzerland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1955 Grasshoppers
1955–1957 Inter Milan 42 (12)
1957–1959 Alessandria 45 (10)
1959–1966 Lausanne
International career
1951–1962 Switzerland 27 (9)
Managerial career
1966 Servette
1967–1972 Lausanne
1976–1977 CS Chênois
1977–1979 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Vonlanthen (born 5 December 1930 in Lancy)[1] is a Swiss former footballer and manager. He played as a forward. During his club career he played for Grasshoppers (1951–55), Inter Milan (1955–57), Alessandria (1957–59) and Lausanne (1959–66). He played 27 times and scored 8 goals for the Switzerland national team from 1954 to 1966. He played for Switzerland in two World Cups (1954 and 1962).[1] Later he became a manager with Servette, Lausanne and Chênois. He was also the manager of Switzerland from 1977 to 1979.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Finals 1954 Switzerland". My Football Facts. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. "Switzerland - International Matches since 1905". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 4 April 2019.

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