) is a retired Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 professional ice hockey Defender

Defenceman (ice hockey)

Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...

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

Since the NLA 2006 season, Leuenberger has been the General Manager (sports director) of the SC Bern

SC Bern

Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The club was the most attended team in Europe for the 2010-11 season, averaging 15,856 spectators....

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On August 1, 2008 SC Bern's coach suffered, John van Boxmeer

John Van Boxmeer

John Martin Van Boxmeer is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He has also served extensively as a hockey coach with various teams from 1984 to the present.-Bio:...

, 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 Kurashevhttp://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/van-boxmeer-suffers-heart-attack/leuenberger.html.

Achievements

• 1989 - NLA  Champion with SC Bern
  SC Bern
  Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The club was the most attended team in Europe for the 2010-11 season, averaging 15,856 spectators....
  
  
• 1991 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
• 1992 - NLA Champion with SC Bern
• 1997 - NLA Champion with SC Bern

International play

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

Swiss national ice hockey team

The Swiss men's national ice hockey team is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and is controlled by the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband. As of 2010 the Swiss team was ranked 7th in the world by the IIHF...

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He participated in the following tournaments:

• 3 A World Championships
  Ice Hockey World Championships
  The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
  
  : 1991, 1992, 1993,

• 3 B World Championships: 1994, 1996, 1997

• 1 Olympic Games
  Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
  Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
  
  : 1992 in Albertville
  Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics
  Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics was held at the Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, a ski resort about 45 km from host city Albertville. The competition, held from 8 to 23 February, was won by the Unified Team.-Final rankings:# # # # # # #...
  
  

External links

• Leuenberger on hockeyfans.ch