Ľubomír Švajlen

Ľubomír Švajlen
Personal information
Born (1965-02-17) 17 February 1965
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Nationality Slovak
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
–1992
 SKP Bratislava
1992–1998
 Fotex KC Veszprém
1998–2001
 Grasshopper Club Zurich
2001–2006
 HC Gelb-Schwarz Stäfa
2006–2009
 GC Amicitia Zürich
National team
Years Team Apps
–
 Czechoslovakia[1] 149
–
 Slovakia 26
Teams managed
–2006
 Kadetten Schaffhausen (GK coach)
2006–2011
 GC Amicitia Zürich (Assistant coach)
2008–2013
 Switzerland (Assistant coach)
2013–
 HC Kriens-Luzern (GK coach)

Ľubomír Švajlen (born 17 February 1964 in Košice) is a Slovak former handball player and current coach. He competed in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, representing Czechoslovakia.[2] He was named Slovakian handballer of the year three times, in 1990, 1993 and 1994.[3]

After his playing career he became the goalkeeping coach at GC Amicitia Zürich.[4] From 2008 to 2013 he was the assistant coach on the Swiss national team under Goran Perkovac.[5] From 2013 he has been the goalkeeping coach at HC Kriens-Luzern.[6]

Private

His son Michal Svajlen is also a handball goalkeeper who represented Switzerland internationally.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Osobnosti hádzanej v ČSSR" (in Slovak). forevervszkosice.sk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ľubomír Švajlen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Marian Zernovic ist Slowakischer Handballer des Jahres, Auszeichnung für Tomas Urban vom TV Emsdetten" (in German). handball-world.news. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kostadinovich trainiert Grasshoppers - Svajlen wird Assistent" (in German). handball-world.com. 2 July 2006. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Schweiz: Zobrist wird Leiter des Nationalteams, Svajlen Torhütertrainer" (in German). handball-world.com. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kriens-Luzern mit neuem Goalietrainer". news.ch (in German). 26 July 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Michal Svajlen von GC Amicitia zu Pfadi Winterthur" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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