Mirosław Sznaucner


Mirosław Sławomir Sznaucner is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the assistant coach of Cypriot club APOEL.

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, before returning to the under-19s to work alongside Pablo García, 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.

Honours

PAOK