Anton Švajlen (born 3 December 1937) is a Slovak former footballer who played as a
goalkeeper
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, making over 300 appearances in the
Czechoslovak First League
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for
VSS Košice
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between 1959 and 1975. He competed for
Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he won a silver medal in the
team competition. Švajlen played five matches for the
Czechoslovakia Olympic Team (one at the 1964 Olympics) and three 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
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he made 336 appearances (214 without substitution). Švajlen was also known as
penalty
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taker. He scored 11 league goals during his club career, all penalties, including five in the
1964–65 Czechoslovak First League
Statistics of Czechoslovak First League in the 1964–65 season.
Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Sparta Prague won the championship. Pavol Bencz was the league's top scorer with 21 goals.
Stadia and locations
League standings
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. He additionally scored a penalty in a
UEFA Cup
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match against
Spartak Moscow in a 2–1 Košice win, although the aggregate score of 2–3 resulted in Spartak progressing in the tournament.
References
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1937 births
Living people
Czechoslovak men's footballers
Slovak men's footballers
Olympic footballers for Czechoslovakia
Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
Olympic medalists in football
Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
People from Topoľčany District
Footballers from the Nitra Region
FC VSS Košice players
Men's association football goalkeepers
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