Swiss pay tribute to former national team coach Kuhn
A portrait of former coach of the Swiss national soccer team Koebi Kuhn is displayed during a commemoration service at the Grossmuenster church in Zurich, Switzerland December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's all-time leading scorer Alex Frei and former FIFA president Sepp Blatter were among those who attended a memorial service at Zurich's Grossmunster church to pay tribute to former national team coach Kobi Kuhn on Friday.
He led them at the Euro 2004 and 2008 tournaments and the 2006 World Cup where they achieved the unusual feat of going out in the last 16 without losing a game, their defeat coming in a penalty shootout to Ukraine.
He also played 63 times for Switzerland, including at the 1966 World Cup.
Former member of Swiss Bundesrat Samuel Schmid arrives before a commemoration service for the former coach of the Swiss national soccer team Koebi Kuhn at the Grossmuenster church in Zurich, Switzerland December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
(Writing by Brian Homewood; Editing by Toby Davis)
Team members of FC Zurich arrive before a commemoration service for the former coach of the Swiss national soccer team Koebi Kuhn at the Grossmuenster church in Zurich, Switzerland December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannFormer FIFA president Sepp Blatter talks to the media as he arrives before a commemoration service for the former coach of the Swiss national soccer team Koebi Kuhn at the Grossmuenster church in Zurich, Switzerland December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannSwitzerland national team coach Vladimir Petkovic walks past giant poster showing former coach of the Swiss national soccer team Koebi Kuhn before a commemoration service at the Grossmuenster church in Zurich, Switzerland December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannPastor Christoph Sigrist speaks during a commemoration service for the former coach of the Swiss national soccer team Koebi Kuhn at the Grossmuenster church in Zurich, Switzerland December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannCoach of FC Zurich Ludovic Magnin and wife Chantal arrive before a commemoration service for the former coach of the Swiss national soccer team Koebi Kuhn at the Grossmuenster church in Zurich, Switzerland December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
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