Karl Rappan - After Retirement

After Retirement

Rappan, who had the idea of creating a European league, helped Ernst Thommen, the Managing Director for the Swiss Football Pool, conceive the UEFA Intertoto Cup, which started in 1961.

Rappan died on January 2, 1996 in Berne.

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