Gilson Kleina

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Gilson Kleina
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Personal information
Date of birth (1968-03-30) 30 March 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Team information
Current team
Itabaiana (head coach)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
1998–1999 Coritiba (assistant)
2000 Marseille (assistant)
2001 Atlético Mineiro (assistant)
2002 Villa Nova
2002 Botafogo (assistant)
2003 Iraty
2003–2004 Criciúma
2004 Paraná
2005 Iraty
2005 Caldense
2005 Cianorte
2005 Paysandu
2006 Coruripe
2006 Paraná
2006–2007 Gama
2007 Ipatinga
2007 Paraná
2007–2008 Caxias
2009 Vila Nova
2009 Duque de Caxias
2010 Boavista
2010 Ipatinga
2010 Duque de Caxias
2011–2012 Ponte Preta
2012–2014 Palmeiras
2014 Bahia
2015 Avaí
2016 Coritiba
2016–2017 Goiás
2017 Ponte Preta
2017–2018 Chapecoense
2018 Ponte Preta
2019 Criciúma
2019–2020 Ponte Preta
2020 Náutico
2021–2022 Ponte Preta
2022 Chapecoense
2022 Brusque
2023 Portuguesa
2024 Azuriz
2024 FC Cascavel
2025 Santo André
2025– Itabaiana

Gilson Kleina (born 30 March 1968) is a Brazilian football coach, currently in charge of Itabaiana.

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Managerial career

Born in Curitiba, Kleina started his career at Coritiba's youth setup, as a fitness coach. He later acted as Abel Braga's assistant at the same club, also having stints at Olympique de Marseille and Atléttico Mineiro. His first managerial experience occurred in 2001, with Vila Nova. [1]

After another spell as Braga's assistant at Botafogo, Kleina took over Iraty in 2002, and subsequently was in charge of Criciúma, [2] Paraná (three stints), Iraty, [3] Caldense, Cianorte, Paysandu, [4] Coruripe, Gama, [5] Ipatinga, Caxias and Vila Nova.

On 27 August 2009, Kleina signed with Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube, as a replacement to Rodney Gonçalves. [6] After stints at Boavista and Ipatinga, he returned to the club on 7 June 2010. [7]

In November 2010, Kleina was appointed manager of Ponte Preta. He achieved promotion from the Série B in the end of the following year, taking the club to the main category after a six-year absence.

On 19 September 2012, Kleina was named Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras manager, in the place of fired Luiz Felipe Scolari. [8] Despite suffering relegation, he brought back the club to the first division as champions, but was still sacked on 8 May 2014. [9]

On 13 August 2014, Kleina was appointed at the helm of Bahia, [10] but resigned just three months later. [11] The following 24 March, he was announced at Avaí. [12]

On 11 December 2015, Kleina was presented at his first club Coritiba, now as first team manager. [13] He left the club the following 2 June, [14] and was named Goiás manager on 5 September. [15]

On 23 March 2017, Kleina returned to Ponte Preta, [16] but was relieved from his duties on 16 September. [17] On 16 October, he was named Chapecoense manager. [18]

Kleina was sacked by Chape on 6 August 2018, with the club seriously threatened with relegation. [19] On 2 October, he returned to Ponte in the place of sacked Marcelo Chamusca, being sacked on 18 February 2020 after a poor start of the campaign. [20]

On 15 August 2020, Kleina was announced manager of Náutico, replacing Gilmar Dal Pozzo. [21] He returned to Ponte for a fifth spell on 28 May of the following year. [22] [23]

On 19 February 2022, after a 0–3 loss to rivals Guarani, Kleina was sacked, [24] and returned to Chapecoense on 20 March. [25] He was also dismissed from the latter on 5 July, after 16 matches. [26]

On 31 January 2023, after a short period in charge of Brusque, Kleina was named head coach of Portuguesa, replacing sacked Mazola Júnior. [27] He narrowly avoided relegation with the side in the 2023 Campeonato Paulista, but left on 17 April after failing to agree new terms. [28]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 August 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Villa Nova Flag of Brazil.svg 1 January 200221 August 2002147252623+3050.00
Iraty Flag of Brazil.svg 4 January 200322 May 2003104332322+1040.00
Criciúma Flag of Brazil.svg 23 May 200319 February 200443179175459−5039.53
Paraná Flag of Brazil.svg 29 June 200430 August 2004632186+2050.00
Iraty Flag of Brazil.svg 11 January 200524 February 200583411711+6037.50
Caldense Flag of Brazil.svg 25 February 200525 March 2005632175+2050.00
Cianorte Flag of Brazil.svg 1 June 200525 June 2005000000+0!
Paysandu Flag of Brazil.svg 25 July 20057 October 2005164392738−11025.00
Coruripe Flag of Brazil.svg 13 May 20063 July 2006621368−2033.33
Paraná Flag of Brazil.svg 4 July 200612 December 200630143133942−3046.67
Gama Flag of Brazil.svg 13 December 20068 April 2007146622216+6042.86
Ipatinga Flag of Brazil.svg 9 April 200718 July 2007175661618−2029.41
Paraná Flag of Brazil.svg 19 July 200720 August 20079225411−7022.22
Caxias Flag of Brazil.svg 8 October 20071 December 20087635182310270+32046.05
Vila Nova Flag of Brazil.svg 2 February 200920 May 2009165651922−3031.25
Duque de Caxias Flag of Brazil.svg 27 August 200927 January 2010189453020+10050.00
Ipatinga Flag of Brazil.svg 28 January 201031 May 2010218583231+1038.10
Duque de Caxias Flag of Brazil.svg 7 June 20102 December 201031145124140+1045.16
Ponte Preta Flag of Brazil.svg 3 December 201018 September 2012115483235167144+23041.74
Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 19 September 20128 May 201410660212517494+80056.60
Bahia Flag of Brazil.svg 13 August 201411 November 20142568112126−5024.00
Avaí Flag of Brazil.svg 24 March 201510 November 2015411310184458−14031.71
Coritiba Flag of Brazil.svg 11 December 20153 June 201628135105129+22046.43
Goiás Flag of Brazil.svg 3 September 201621 March 20172914785135+16048.28
Ponte Preta Flag of Brazil.svg 23 March 201716 September 2017351310123941−2037.14
Chapecoense Flag of Brazil.svg 16 October 20176 August 2018512120105844+14041.18
Ponte Preta Flag of Brazil.svg 3 October 20184 December 201814752149+5050.00
Criciúma Flag of Brazil.svg 18 March 20195 August 20192266101524−9027.27
Ponte Preta Flag of Brazil.svg 29 August 201918 February 20202979133134−3024.14
Náutico Flag of Brazil.svg 21 August 202018 November 2020174581825−7023.53
Ponte Preta Flag of Brazil.svg 1 June 202120 February 2022381311144146−5034.21
Chapecoense Flag of Brazil.svg 8 April 20225 July 2022164661416−2025.00
Brusque Flag of Brazil.svg 2 September 20227 November 202211137313−10009.09
Portuguesa Flag of Brazil.svg 3 February 202319 April 20238134511−6012.50
Azuriz Flag of Brazil.svg 20 November 202320 May 2024135351213−1038.46
FC Cascavel Flag of Brazil.svg 24 May 202426 July 20241025356−1020.00
Santo André Flag of Brazil.svg 17 December 20244 June 2025176742116+5035.29
Itabaiana Flag of Brazil.svg 4 June 2025present155551815+3033.33
Total9813902623291,2741,149+125039.76

Honours

Manager

Coruripe
Palmeiras

References

  1. "Gilson Kleina – Que fim levou?" [Gilson Kleina – What happened to?] (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Técnico Gilson Kleina deixa o Criciúma" [Manager Gilson Kleina leaves Criciúma] (in Portuguese). Terra. 19 February 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. "Kleina observa jogadores do Iraty na Copa São Paulo" [Kleina watches Iraty players in the Copa São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Tribuna PR. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. "Gilson Kleina é o novo técnico do Paysandu" [Gilson Kleina is the new manager of Paysandu] (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. "Gilson Kleina é o novo treinador do Gama" [Gilson Kleina is the new manager of Gama] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Brasília. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. "Gilson Kleina é o novo técnico do Duque de Caxias" [Gilson Kleina is the new coach of Duque de Caxias] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  7. "Gilson Kleina é o novo técnico do Duque de Caxias" [Gilson Kleina is the new manager of Duque de Caxias] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. "Gilson Kleina se despede da Ponte para ser o novo técnico do Palmeiras" [Gilson Kleina leaves Ponte Preta to be the new manager of Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  9. "Gilson Kleina é demitido do Verdão: "Acabou o ciclo", afirma treinador" [Gilson Kleina is dismissed from Verdão: "The period ended", says the manager] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  10. "Fim da novela no Tricolor: Gilson Kleina é o novo treinador do Bahia" [End of the Tricolor novel: Gilson Kleina is the new manager of Bahia] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  11. "Gilson Kleina e Bahia entram em acordo, e treinador deixa o clube" [Gilson Kleina and Bahia reach agreement, and manager leaves the club] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  12. "Gilson Kleina é o novo técnico do Avaí" [Gilson Kleina is the new manager of Avaí] (in Portuguese). Avaí FC. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  13. "Coritiba apresenta Gilson Kleina" [Coritiba present Gilson Kleina] (in Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  14. "Gilson Kleina deixa o Coritiba" [Gilson Kleina leaves Coritiba] (in Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  15. "Gilson Kleina é o novo técnico do Goiás" [Gilson Kleina is the new manager of Goiás] (in Portuguese). Goiás EC. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  16. "Gilson Kleina, o técnico que levou a Macaca de volta à série A em 2011, está de volta!" [Gilson Kleina, the manager who brought Macaca back to the Série A in 2011, is back] (in Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  17. "Gilson Kleina não é mais o técnico da Ponte: Brigatti assume interinamente e diretoria deverá definir novo nome nos próximos dias" [Gilson Kleina is no longer manager of Ponte: Brigatti takes over as an interim and board may define new name in the following days] (in Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  18. "Gilson Kleina é o novo técnico da Chapecoense" [Gilson Kleina is the new manager of Chapecoense] (in Portuguese). Chapecoense. 16 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  19. "Nota de Agradecimento" [Thank you note] (in Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  20. "Gilson Kleina é desligado do comando da Ponte Preta; Fábio Moreno assume interinamente" [Gilson Kleina is sacked from Ponte Preta; Fábio Moreno takes over in an interim manner] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  21. "Gilson Kleina: "Chego com o objetivo de fazer história e deixar um legado"" [Gilson Kleina: "I arrive with the goal to make history and leave a legacy"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Náutico Capibaribe. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  22. "Ponte decide trocar de técnico para a Série B; Fábio Moreno volta a ser coordenador" [Ponte opt to change their manager for the Série B; Fábio Moreno returns to the coordinator role] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  23. "Ponte fecha com Gilson Kleina; técnico vai para a quinta passagem no clube" [Ponte sign with Gilson Kleina; manager goes to fifth spell at the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  24. "Ponte Preta define saída de Gilson Kleina após derrota no dérbi" [Ponte Preta define exit of Gilson Kleina after defeat in the derby] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  25. "Fechado com a Chape: Gilson Kleina é o novo treinador do Verdão" [Closed with Chape: Gilson Kleina is the new manager of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  26. "Comunicado | 05 de julho de 2022" [Announcement | 5 July 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  27. "Gilson Kleina é o novo técnico da Lusa para o Paulistão" [Gilson Kleina is the new head coach of Lusa for the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  28. "Portuguesa oficializa a saída de Gilson Kleina" [Portuguesa turn official the departure of Gilson Kleina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.