Michal Svajlen

Michal Svajlen is a Swiss-Slovakian handball coach and former player for Pfadi Winterthur and the Swiss national team. His father is the former Slovakian national team goalkeeper Ľubomír Švajlen. Michal has both Swiss and Slovakian citizenship.
He represented Switzerland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.
He started his career at GC Amicitia Zürich, where he debuted in the 2007-08 season. In November 2011 he joined league rivals Pfadi Winterthur.
He retired after winning the 2021 Swiss Championship with Pfadi Winterthur, and became the assistant coach at the club. He left the club in 2024.