Gilson Kleina (born 30 March 1968) is a Brazilian football coach, currently the head coach of Ponte Preta.
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.
After another spell as Braga's assistant at Botafogo, Kleina took over Iraty in 2002, and subsequently was in charge of Criciúma, Paraná (three stints), Iraty, Caldense, Cianorte, Paysandu, Coruripe, Gama, Ipatinga, Caxias and Vila Nova.
On 27 August 2009, Kleina signed with Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube, as a replacement to Rodney Gonçalves. After stints at Boavista and Ipatinga, he returned to the club on 7 June 2010.
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. Despite suffering relegation, he brought back the club to the first division as champions, but was still sacked on 8 May 2014.
On 13 August 2014, Kleina was appointed at the helm of Bahia, but resigned just three months later. The following 24 March, he was announced at Avaí.
On 11 December 2015, Kleina was presented at his first club Coritiba, now as first team manager. He left the club the following 2 June, and was named Goiás manager on 5 September.
On 23 March 2017, Kleina returned to Ponte Preta, but was relieved from his duties on 16 September. On 16 October, he was named Chapecoense manager.
Kleina was sacked by Chape on 6 August 2018, with the club seriously threatened with relegation. 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.
On 15 August 2020, Kleina was announced manager of Náutico, replacing Gilmar Dal Pozzo. He returned to Ponte for a fifth spell on 28 May of the following year.
On 19 February 2022, after a 0–3 loss to rivals Guarani, Kleina was sacked, and returned to Chapecoense on 20 March. He was also dismissed from the latter on 5 July, after 16 matches.
On 31 January 2023, after a short period in charge of Brusque, Kleina was named head coach of Portuguesa, replacing sacked Mazola Júnior. He narrowly avoided relegation with the side in the 2023 Campeonato Paulista, but left on 17 April after failing to agree new terms.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From To RecordVilla Nova1 January 200221 August 2002Iraty4 January 200322 May 2003Criciúma23 May 200319 February 2004Paraná29 June 200430 August 2004Iraty11 January 200524 February 2005Caldense25 February 200525 March 2005Cianorte1 June 200525 June 2005Paysandu25 July 20057 October 2005Coruripe13 May 20063 July 2006Paraná4 July 200612 December 2006Gama13 December 20068 April 2007Ipatinga9 April 200718 July 2007Paraná19 July 200720 August 2007Caxias8 October 20071 December 2008Vila Nova2 February 200920 May 2009Duque de Caxias27 August 200927 January 2010Ipatinga28 January 201031 May 2010Duque de Caxias7 June 20102 December 2010Ponte Preta3 December 201018 September 2012Palmeiras19 September 20128 May 2014Bahia13 August 201411 November 2014Avaí24 March 201510 November 2015Coritiba11 December 20153 June 2016Goiás3 September 201621 March 2017Ponte Preta23 March 201716 September 2017Chapecoense16 October 20176 August 2018Ponte Preta3 October 20184 December 2018Criciúma18 March 20195 August 2019Ponte Preta29 August 201918 February 2020Náutico21 August 202018 November 2020Ponte Preta1 June 202120 February 2022Chapecoense8 April 20225 July 2022Brusque2 September 20227 November 2022Portuguesa3 February 202319 April 2023Azuriz20 November 202320 May 2024FC Cascavel24 May 202426 July 2024Santo André17 December 20244 June 2025Itabaiana4 June 202523 September 2025Boavista1 October 202516 March 2026Itabaiana16 March 20264 May 2026Ponte Preta27 August 2026presentTotal
Honours Manager Coruripe Campeonato Alagoano: 2006
Palmeiras Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2013
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