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 Cypriot club APOEL.

Mirosław Sznaucner
Sznaucner with PAOK in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mirosław Sławomir Sznaucner[1]
Date of birth (1979-05-09) 9 May 1979 (age 47)
Place of birth Będzin, Poland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
APOEL (assistant)
Youth career
1996–1998 HKS Szopienice
1998–1999 GKS Katowice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 GKS Katowice 79 (1)
2003–2007 Iraklis 95 (0)
2007–2012 PAOK 95 (0)
2012–2013 Veria 11 (0)
Total 290 (1)
International career
1999–2000 Poland U21 9 (0)
2003 Poland 2 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2015 PAOK U16
2015–2016 PAOK U19 (assistant)
2016–2017 PAOK (assistant)
2017–2020 PAOK U19 (assistant)
2020–2021 PAOK (assistant)
2021–2023 PAOK B (assistant)
2023–2024 Panserraikos (assistant)
2024–2025 Atromitos (assistant)
2025– APOEL (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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 career

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

Managerial career

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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?] before returning to the under-19s to work alongside Pablo García,[when?] with whom they have already celebrated three league titles.

Personal

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His eldest son Maksymilian plays for PAOK B, and the younger, Leon, for PAOK Academies.[2]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKS Katowice 1999–2000 II liga 10010110
2000–01 Ekstraklasa 240102[b]0270
2001–02 Ekstraklasa 281106[b]0351
2002–03 Ekstraklasa 27010280
Total 89140801011
Iraklis 2003–04 Super League Greece 1905000240
2004–05 Super League Greece 2705000320
2005–06 Super League Greece 2501000260
2006–07 Super League Greece 240302[c]000290
Total 95014020001110
PAOK 2007–08 Super League Greece 1900000190
2008–09 Super League Greece 2904000330
2009–10 Super League Greece 140102[c]000170
2010–11 Super League Greece 210509[d]000350
2011–12 Super League Greece 120104[c]000170
Total 950110150001210
Veria 2012–13 Super League Greece 1103000140
Career total 2901320170803471
  1. Includes Polish Cup, Greek Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Polish League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 200320
Total20

Honours

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PAOK

References

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  1. "UEFA Europa League 2011/2012: Booking List before Round of 32, 2nd leg" (PDF). UEFA. 20 February 2012. p. 14. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. Maximilian Snaoutsner paokfc.gr
  3. "Sylwetka Mirosław Sznaucer" (in Polish). GKS Katowice. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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