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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 | Boavista (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2026– | Boavista | ||
Gilson Kleina (born 30 March 1968) is a Brazilianfootballcoach, currently in charge ofBoavista.
Born inCuritiba, Kleina started his career atCoritiba's youth setup, as a fitness coach. He later acted asAbel Braga's assistant at the same club, also having stints atOlympique de Marseille andAtléttico Mineiro. His first managerial experience occurred in 2001, withVila Nova.[1]
After another spell as Braga's assistant atBotafogo, Kleina took overIraty in 2002, and subsequently was in charge ofCriciúma,[2]Paraná (three stints), Iraty,[3]Caldense,Cianorte,Paysandu,[4]Coruripe,Gama,[5]Ipatinga,Caxias and Vila Nova.
On 27 August 2009, Kleina signed withDuque de Caxias Futebol Clube, as a replacement toRodney Gonçalves.[6] After stints atBoavista and Ipatinga, he returned to the club on 7 June 2010.[7]
In November 2010, Kleina was appointed manager ofPonte Preta. He achieved promotion from theSérie B in the end of the following year, taking the club tothe main category after a six-year absence.
On 19 September 2012, Kleina was namedSociedade Esportiva Palmeiras manager, in the place of firedLuiz Felipe Scolari.[8] Despitesuffering 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 ofBahia,[10] but resigned just three months later.[11] The following 24 March, he was announced atAvaí.[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 namedGoiás 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 namedChapecoense manager.[18]
Kleina was sacked byChape on 6 August 2018, with the club seriously threatened with relegation.[19] On 2 October, he returned to Ponte in the place of sackedMarcelo Chamusca, being sacked on 18 February 2020 after a poor start ofthe campaign.[20]
On 15 August 2020, Kleina was announced manager ofNáutico, replacingGilmar 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 rivalsGuarani, 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 ofBrusque, Kleina was named head coach ofPortuguesa, replacing sackedMazola Júnior.[27] He narrowly avoided relegation with the side in the2023 Campeonato Paulista, but left on 17 April after failing to agree new terms.[28]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Villa Nova |  | 1 January 2002 | 21 August 2002 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Iraty | | 4 January 2003 | 22 May 2003 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 040.00 |
| Criciúma | | 23 May 2003 | 19 February 2004 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 039.53 |
| Paraná | | 29 June 2004 | 30 August 2004 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Iraty | | 11 January 2005 | 24 February 2005 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 037.50 |
| Caldense | | 25 February 2005 | 25 March 2005 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Cianorte | | 1 June 2005 | 25 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Paysandu | | 25 July 2005 | 7 October 2005 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 025.00 |
| Coruripe | | 13 May 2006 | 3 July 2006 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 033.33 |
| Paraná | | 4 July 2006 | 12 December 2006 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 046.67 |
| Gama | | 13 December 2006 | 8 April 2007 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 042.86 |
| Ipatinga | | 9 April 2007 | 18 July 2007 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 029.41 |
| Paraná | | 19 July 2007 | 20 August 2007 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 022.22 |
| Caxias | | 8 October 2007 | 1 December 2008 | 76 | 35 | 18 | 23 | 102 | 70 | +32 | 046.05 |
| Vila Nova | | 2 February 2009 | 20 May 2009 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 031.25 |
| Duque de Caxias | | 27 August 2009 | 27 January 2010 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 050.00 |
| Ipatinga | | 28 January 2010 | 31 May 2010 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 038.10 |
| Duque de Caxias | | 7 June 2010 | 2 December 2010 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 045.16 |
| Ponte Preta | | 3 December 2010 | 18 September 2012 | 115 | 48 | 32 | 35 | 167 | 144 | +23 | 041.74 |
| Palmeiras | | 19 September 2012 | 8 May 2014 | 106 | 60 | 21 | 25 | 174 | 94 | +80 | 056.60 |
| Bahia | | 13 August 2014 | 11 November 2014 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 024.00 |
| Avaí | | 24 March 2015 | 10 November 2015 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 031.71 |
| Coritiba | | 11 December 2015 | 3 June 2016 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 046.43 |
| Goiás | | 3 September 2016 | 21 March 2017 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 048.28 |
| Ponte Preta | | 23 March 2017 | 16 September 2017 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 037.14 |
| Chapecoense | | 16 October 2017 | 6 August 2018 | 51 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 041.18 |
| Ponte Preta | | 3 October 2018 | 4 December 2018 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 050.00 |
| Criciúma | | 18 March 2019 | 5 August 2019 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 027.27 |
| Ponte Preta | | 29 August 2019 | 18 February 2020 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 024.14 |
| Náutico | | 21 August 2020 | 18 November 2020 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 023.53 |
| Ponte Preta | | 1 June 2021 | 20 February 2022 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 034.21 |
| Chapecoense | | 8 April 2022 | 5 July 2022 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 025.00 |
| Brusque | | 2 September 2022 | 7 November 2022 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 009.09 |
| Portuguesa | | 3 February 2023 | 19 April 2023 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 012.50 |
| Azuriz | | 20 November 2023 | 20 May 2024 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 038.46 |
| FC Cascavel | | 24 May 2024 | 26 July 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 020.00 |
| Santo André | | 17 December 2024 | 4 June 2025 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 035.29 |
| Itabaiana | | 4 June 2025 | 23 September 2025 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 052.94 |
| Boavista | | 1 October 2025 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 983 | 394 | 261 | 328 | 1,279 | 1,147 | +132 | 040.08 | |||