Sven Leuenberger

Sven Leuenberger (born 25 August 1969 in Niederuzwil, Switzerland) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Sven Leuenberger
Born	(1969-08-25) 25 August 1969 (age 55) Niederuzwil, SUI
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	SC Bern (NLA) HC Lugano (NLA) EHC Uzwil
National team	Switzerland
Playing career	1987–2003

He is currently the general manager for the ZSC Lions.

Career

Playing in the NLA, Leuenberger accumulated 74 goals, 173 assists, and 443 penalty minutes in the regular season.

Leuenberger served as General Manager for SC Bern from 2006 to December 2015. He went on to coach Bern U20 team for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.

On 1 August 2008 SC Bern's coach suffered, John van Boxmeer, a heart attack side-lining him for a month. During van Boxmeer's absence, General Manager Sven Leuenberger coached the team along with assistant coach Konstantin Kurashev.^[1]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	EHC Uzwil	NLB		36	15	13	28	37		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	SC Bern	NLA		35	2	6	8	22		11	2	4	6	8
1989–90	SC Bern	NLA		36	8	15	23	24		11	1	2	3	16
1990–91	SC Bern	NLA		36	2	13	15	24		9	0	3	3	4
1991–92	SC Bern	NLA		36	4	12	16	34		11	3	5	8	2
1992–93	HC Lugano	NLA		36	6	4	10	41		9	1	1	2	6
1993–94	HC Lugano	NLA		36	4	10	14	26		9	1	1	2	4
1994–95	SC Bern	NLA		35	5	11	16	34		6	2	1	3	2
1995–96	SC Bern	NLA		34	7	10	17	50		11	1	5	6	14
1996–97	SC Bern	NLA		46	7	20	27	22		13	0	2	2	2
1997–98	SC Bern	NLA		36	5	16	21	18		7	0	1	1	12
1998–99	SC Bern	NLA		45	4	25	29	54		6	0	1	1	6
1999–00	SC Bern	NLA		43	6	10	16	18		5	0	1	1	22
2000–01	SC Bern	NLA		44	7	5	12	26		10	0	4	4	12
2001–02	SC Bern	NLA		44	4	8	12	20		6	0	3	3	6
2002–03	SC Bern	NLA		37	3	8	11	30		13	3	4	7	8
NLA totals				579	74	173	247	443		137	14	38	52	124

Achievements

• 1989 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
• 1991 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
• 1992 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
• 1997 - NLA Champion with SC Bern

Awards

• His jersey number 16 has been retired by the SC Bern.

International play

Sven Leuenberger played a total of 124 games for the Swiss national team.

He participated in the following tournaments:

• 3 A World Championships: 1991, 1992, 1993,
• 3 B World Championships: 1994, 1996, 1997
• 1 Olympic Games: 1992 in Albertville