roger vonlanthen (born 5 december 1930 in lancy) 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). later he became a manager with servette, lausanne and chênois. he was also the manager of switzerland from 1977 to 1979.