Roger Vonlanthen (5 December 1930 – July 2020) was a Swiss

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player and manager. During his club career he played for

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(1951–55),

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(1955–57),

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(1957–59) and

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(1959–66). He earned 27 caps and scored 8 goals for the

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from 1954 to 1966, and participated in two World Cups (

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and

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). Later he became a manager with Servette,

and

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and had a stint as the manager of Switzerland from 1977 to 1979. In March 2021, it was announced Vonlanthen died the previous year, in July at the age of 89 in Onex.Roger Vonlanthen, Swiss player in World Cup epic, dies at 89
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