Associated Press
GENEVA (AP) — Roger Vonlanthen, the last surviving member of the Switzerland team that in 1954 played in the highest-scoring World Cup match, has died. He was 89.
Tuesday that the former Inter Milan forward died in July at his home near Geneva. News of Vonlanthen's death was not previously reported.
At the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland,
Vonlanthen also played for Switzerland at the 1962 World Cup in Chile and later coached the national team for two years. He was fired after the team failed to qualify for the 1980 European Championship.
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