Anton Švajlen
Encyclopedia
Anton Švajlen is a former Slovak
football goalkeeper who played for Topoľčany, Trenčín
, Prievidza, Brezno and mostly for VSS Košice
(1959–1975). He won the Olympic silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo
. He played 5 matches for the Czechoslovakia Olympic Team (one at the 1964 Olympics) and 3 matches for the Czechoslovakia national football B team but he never played for the first team
.
During his 14 seasons at the Czechoslovak First League
he made 336 appearances (214 without substitution). Švajlen was also known as penalty
taker. He scored 11 goals during his career.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
football goalkeeper who played for Topoľčany, Trenčín
FK AS Trencín
FK AS Trenčín is a Slovak football club, playing in the town of Trenčín.-History:AS Trenčín was established in 1992 as Ozeta Trenčín and started in the third division of the Czechoslovak competition and ended one place below the traditional team TTS Trenčín. Later the club spent three season in...
, Prievidza, Brezno and mostly for VSS Košice
MFK Košice
MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have...
(1959–1975). He won the Olympic silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. He played 5 matches for the Czechoslovakia Olympic Team (one at the 1964 Olympics) and 3 matches for the Czechoslovakia national football B team but he never played for the first team
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
.
During his 14 seasons at the Czechoslovak First League
Czechoslovak First League
The Czechoslovak First League was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories...
he made 336 appearances (214 without substitution). Švajlen was also known as penalty
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
taker. He scored 11 goals during his career.
External links
- Anton Švajlen at databaseOlympics.com
- Profile at Sports-reference.com