| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vladimir Šenauer | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, (now Croatia) |
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| Playing position | Forward or left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1950–1954 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1955–1957 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 1957–1962 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1962–1964 | Austria Klagenfurt | ||
| 1964– | RNK Split | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Vladimir "Geza" Šenauer (born November 29, 1930 in Split) is a former Croatian football player.
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Šenauer was born in Split to Geza Šenauer, leather merchant, and Zorka (née Rakelić). His father was a Jew from Daruvar and his mother was Split born Catholic. Šenauer parents had an agreement prior to his birth, if the child is a boy he will be raised as a Jew and if the child is a girl she will be raised as a Catholic. So Šenauer was raised Jewish by his family. His father owned boutique and newsstand at the beginning of the World War II. Officer of the Italian fascist army has protected the Šenauer family from persecutions until 1943. He advised them to leave the Split before Nazis and Ustashe come, because as a Jews they will be killed. In September 1943, before the Nazis puppet state NDH took over the Split from the Italian fascists, Šenauer and his family have escaped and hided on the island of Vis. After Vis they escaped to Bari in Italy. Šenauer paternal grandmother and most of his closer and wider family was killed by Nazis and Ustashe during the Holocaust. Šenauer returned to Split in 1947 with the ship from Italy, while his father has returned to the city before him.[1]
He spend most of his career playing for his hometown club HNK Hajduk Split winning with them 3 national championships. He also won one national cup in the period in between while he was playing with OFK Belgrade, curiously winning in the final his former club, Hajduk. Before ending his career he also had a spell abroad with SK Austria Klagenfurt, before returning to finish his career playing with RNK Split. He was known for his speed and excellent execution of the free kicks. After retiring he was an active member in the direction board of Hajduk, and between 1979 and 1990 he was the director of the Hajduk stadium, Poljud.