Mirosław Sznaucner

{{short description|Polish footballer (born 1979)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mirosław Sznaucner

| image = PAOK Mirosław Sznaucner(cropped).JPG

| caption = Sznaucner with PAOK in 2011

| full_name = Mirosław Sławomir Sznaucner{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/01fa-0e69faca1b34-56bb6d020828-1000/2011_12_uefa_europa_league_-_disciplinary_chart_prior_to_round_of_32_second_leg.pdf |title=UEFA Europa League 2011/2012: Booking List before Round of 32, 2nd leg |publisher=UEFA |page=14 |date=20 February 2012 |access-date=6 October 2024}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|5|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Będzin, Poland

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Atromitos (assistant)

| youthyears1 = 1996–1998

| youthclubs1 = HKS Szopienice

| youthyears2 = 1998–1999

| youthclubs2 = GKS Katowice

| years1 = 1999–2003

| clubs1 = GKS Katowice

| caps1 = 79

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2003–2007

| clubs2 = Iraklis

| caps2 = 95

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2007–2012

| clubs3 = PAOK

| caps3 = 95

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2013

| clubs4 = Veria

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 290

| totalgoals = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1999–2000

| nationalteam1 = Poland U21

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2003

| nationalteam2 = Poland

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2014–2015

| manageryears2 = 2015–2016

| manageryears3 = 2016–2017

| manageryears4 = 2017–2020

| manageryears5 = 2020–2021

| manageryears6 = 2021–2023

| manageryears7 = 2023–2024

| manageryears8 = 2024–

| managerclubs1 = PAOK U16

| managerclubs2 = PAOK U19 (assistant)

| managerclubs3 = PAOK (assistant)

| managerclubs4 = PAOK U19 (assistant)

| managerclubs5 = PAOK (assistant)

| managerclubs6 = PAOK B (assistant)

| managerclubs7 = Panserraikos (assistant)

| managerclubs8 = Atromitos (assistant)

}}

Mirosław Sławomir Sznaucner (born 9 May 1979) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the assistant coach of Greek club Atromitos.

Career

=Club=

His playing career began in 1996, at the age of 17, with HKS Szopenice. In 1999, he transferred to GKS Katowice, where he stayed for four years. In 2003, he joined Iraklis, where he played for the next four years. At the end of his contract, in 2007, he then joined PAOK, where he stayed until 2012, making 121 appearances for the club.

He usually played as a side back, either on the left or the right, but occasionally was utilized as a center-back: a very valuable player, able to giving solutions when needed.

=International=

He featured for the Poland national team twice, unable to break into the line-up regularly.

Managerial career

Sznaucner joined PAOK in 2014 as a coach. He was then called to take over the technical leadership of PAOK's newly formed under-16 side and continued with the under-20s. He was then promoted to the first team,{{when|date=January 2025}} before returning to the under-19s to work alongside Pablo García,{{when|date=January 2025}} with whom they have already celebrated three league titles.

Personal

His eldest son Maksymilian plays for PAOK B, and the younger, Leon, for PAOK Academies.[https://www.paokfc.gr/profiles/maximilian-snaoutsner/ Maximilian Snaoutsner paokfc.gr]

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web |title=Sylwetka Mirosław Sznaucer |url=https://www.gkskatowice.eu/zawodnik/miroslaw-sznaucner |publisher=GKS Katowice |access-date=23 January 2025 |language=pl}}

rowspan=2 | Club

! rowspan=2 | Season

! colspan=3 | League

! colspan=2 | National cup{{efn|Includes Polish Cup, Greek Cup}}

! colspan=2 | Continental

! colspan=2 | Other

! colspan=2 | Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|GKS Katowice

|1999–2000

|rowspan="1"|II liga

|10

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—110
2000–01

|Ekstraklasa

|24

010colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=PLC|Appearances in Polish League Cup}}0270
|2001–02

|Ekstraklasa

|28

110colspan="2"|—6{{efn|name=PLC}}0351
|2002–03

|Ekstraklasa

|27

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—280
colspan="2" |Total

!89

140colspan="2"|—801011
rowspan="5"|Iraklis

|2003–04

|Super League Greece

|19

050colspan="2"|—00240
|2004–05

|Super League Greece

|27

050colspan="2"|—00320
|2005–06

|Super League Greece

|25

010colspan="2"|—00260
|2006–07

|Super League Greece

|24

0302{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}000290
colspan="2" |Total

!95

014020001110
rowspan="6"|PAOK

|2007–08

|Super League Greece

|19

000colspan="2"|—00190
|2008–09

|Super League Greece

|29

040colspan="2"|—00330
|2009–10

|Super League Greece

|14

0102{{efn|name=UEL}}000170
|2010–11

|Super League Greece

|21

0509{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League}}000350
|2011–12

|Super League Greece

|12

0104{{efn|name=UEL}}000170
colspan="2" |Total

!95

0110150001210
Veria

|2012–13

|Super League Greece

|11

030colspan="2"|—00140
colspan=3 |Career total

!290

1320170803471

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=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="1"|Poland

|2003

20
colspan="2"|Total20

Honours

PAOK

References

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