Mario Szlafmyc | |
Fullname: | Mario Szlafmyc Grimberg |
Birth Date: | 9 August 1989 |
Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Currentclub: | Uruguay Montevideo (manager) |
Manageryears1: | 2010–2012 |
Managerclubs1: | Rampla Juniors (youth) |
Manageryears2: | 2013–2014 |
Managerclubs2: | Miramar Misiones (youth) |
Manageryears3: | 2014–2015 |
Managerclubs3: | Fénix (youth) |
Manageryears4: | 2016 |
Managerclubs4: | Defensa y Justicia (assistant) |
Manageryears5: | 2016 |
Managerclubs5: | Miramar Misiones (youth) |
Manageryears6: | 2017 |
Managerclubs6: | Plaza Colonia (reserves) |
Manageryears7: | 2017 |
Managerclubs7: | Plaza Colonia (assistant) |
Manageryears8: | 2018–2019 |
Managerclubs8: | Plaza Colonia |
Manageryears9: | 2020 |
Managerclubs9: | Talleres (assistant) |
Manageryears10: | 2021–2022 |
Managerclubs10: | Central Español |
Manageryears11: | 2022 |
Managerclubs11: | Cerrito |
Manageryears12: | 2024– |
Managerclubs12: | Uruguay Montevideo |
Mario Szlafmyc Grimberg (born 9 August 1989) is a Uruguayan football manager, currently in charge of Uruguay Montevideo.
Born in Montevideo, Szlafmyc studied Economics before switching taking a technical course to become a football manager at the age of 18. He worked as a youth coach for Rampla Juniors, Miramar Misiones and Fénix before being invited by manager Ariel Holan to join his staff at Argentine side Defensa y Justicia in the end of 2015.[1]
After Holan left Defensa, Szlafmyc returned to his home country and to Miramar, working as manager of the under-16 team.[1] He was offered a role as manager of Plaza Colonia's reserves in early 2017,[1] before being named first team manager of the latter on 11 January 2018.[2]
Szlafmyc led Plaza back to the Primera División,[3] but resigned on 27 March 2019.[4] In July, he returned to Miramar to work as a sporting director,[5] and subsequently joined Alexander Medina's staff at Talleres de Córdoba on 25 December.[6]
On 20 February 2021, Szlafmyc was named in charge of Segunda División side Central Español.[7] He was dismissed on 22 April 2022,[8] and returned to the top tier on 7 June after taking over Cerrito.[9]
On 9 July 2022, Szlafmyc resigned from Cerrito.[10]
Born in Uruguay, Szlafmyc is of Polish descent.[11]