Roger Vonlanthen

Roger Vonlanthen ( born December 5, 1930) is a former football player of Switzerland, who was also coach of the Swiss national football team on 30 March 1977 to 28 March 1979.

Career

Clubs

In youth Servette Geneva football career of the future students of economics began. The four languages Romand 1951 moved to Grasshopper-Club Zurich after. Already in the season 1951/52, he was involved in the double- gain of GC in Hardturmstraße Stadium. In the round of 1952/53, he experienced the next entry into the Cup final (winner: Young Boys Bern ) and 1953/54, the runner-up behind FC La Chaux -de-Fonds. After the strong performance of the national team at the 1954 Football World Cup, he got a pro offer from Inter Milan and joined in 1955 in the capital of Lombardy. Sporty, this adventure did not pay off for the Confederates. Since the Italians believed to have signed a goal scorers, and Vonlanthen was a fast and technically gifted passer in the first place, which also preferred the offensive game that two years were a mistake at Internazionale Milan more than a happy sporting connection. From 1957 to 1959, he then played two years at Alessandria, before he moved back to Switzerland again. But with its renewed commitment to GC he was unable to repeat the old successes. In Lausanne-Sports but he celebrated in the Football World Cup in Chile in 1962 for the runner and the Cup victory against Bellinzona again a demonstrable success. 1962/63 were followed by the runner. In his last player station at Geneva Servette then no title wins were added, but it was again years of athletic success. Twice pulled the veteran with his team in the Cup finals, but sat Sion in 1965 and 1966, the FC Zurich by. In the Football World Cup 1966 in England, it was enough behind the double winners FC Zurich also the runner-up. Then Roger Vonlanthen stepped on the player stage and took over the responsibility as a coach.

National

The debut of "Nati " was for Roger Vonlanthen on May 16, 1951 in Wrexham in the game against Wales instead. He played in the 2:3 defeat at the side of Charles Antenen, Robert Ballaman Fredy Bickel and Jacques Fatton on half links. This was followed by the International Match newbie a two-year break until the next use. In May 1953, he came to his second international match. In the 4-2 victory of the Swiss on 11 November 1953 in Paris against France he was in midfield on the right connector position. Antenen distinguished himself as a three time scorer. In the pre-season to the 1954 Football World Cup in his own country he was on 24 April 1954 in Basel the team of national coach Sepp Herberger opposite. Fritz Walter and Hans Schaefer scored two goals and the fifth steered Max Morlock in the 5:3 victory of the Germans. After preparing the sports center Magglingen, high above Lake Biel, Vonlanthen represented in all four games at the World Cup tournament against Italy ( two games), England and Austria the colors of the team of coach Karl Rappan. Thanks to its speed and technique he practiced in the defensive -oriented tactics of World Cup host from a key role in the raid -like bumps. In 1957, he played in two games in the World Cup qualifiers against Scotland and each scored a goal. There were defeats with 1:2 and 2:3 and the World Cup 1958 was held in Sweden without the Switzerland. In 1960, he helped on the right half in a 4-2 victory in the World Cup Qualifiers in Brussels on 20 November against Belgium. In Chile, during the World Cup tournament in 1962, he ran in the games compared to Germany and Italy. On November 11, 1962 Vonlanthen played in Amsterdam at the European Championship qualifier against the Netherlands his 27th and last game for the Swiss national football team.

Coach

After the club stations Servette Geneva, Lausanne-Sports and CS Chenois, reaching 1969 and 1970 two runner-up in the years of Lausanne, Roger Vonlanthen got transferred the responsibility for the " Nati " in March 1977. After the 0-3 defeat in the European Championship qualifier on March 28, 1979 in Eindhoven against the Netherlands he resigned.

Swell

The Nati, Verlag Die Werkstatt, 2006, ISBN 3-89533-532-0
The major European football book, Volume 2, Nuttelmann Sports Publishing, 1999, ISBN 3-930814-02-1
Encyclopedia of European football clubs, AGON, 2000, ISBN 3-89784-163-0

National football team ( Switzerland )
Swiss
Football coach ( Switzerland )
Born in 1930
Man

FC La Chaux-de-Fonds FC Lausanne-Sport Alfred Bickel Artur Jorge (footballer) Köbi Kuhn

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