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]

Ľubomír Švajlen
Personal information
Born (1965-02-17) 17 February 1965 (age 61)
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)

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

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

References

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  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.