.jpg) Roger Vonlanthen in 1956 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 (5 December 1930 – July 2020) was a Swiss football player and manager.
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]
