Assistant coach Johan Vonlanthen at work

Assistant coach Johan Vonlanthen at work

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FC Zurich and Johan Vonlanthen are going their separate ways. As the club announced in a press release, the contract with the coach and individual trainer of the first team is being terminated.

The former Swiss international is leaving the city club with immediate effect.

Vonlanthen joined FCZ in January 2024 and initially worked as a striker and technical coach in the Academy and with the FCZ women. At the end of April 2024, he joined the coaching staff of the first team, where he took on coaching and individual coaching duties.

𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐟𝐥𝐨̈𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐦 𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧

Der FCZ gibt bekannt, dass der Vertrag mit Johan Vonlanthen, Coach und Individualtrainer der ersten Mannschaft, in gegenseitigem Einvernehmen… pic.twitter.com/cq3ZtHiRau

— FC Zürich (@fc_zuerich) March 9, 2026