Gilson Kleina (born 30 March 1968) is a Brazilian

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, currently in charge of Portuguesa.

Managerial career

Born in

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, Kleina started his career at Coritiba's youth setup, as a fitness coach. He later acted as

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's assistant at the same club, also having stints at

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and Atléttico Mineiro. His first managerial experience occurred in 2001, with Vila Nova. After another spell as Braga's assistant at

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, Kleina took over Iraty in 2002, and subsequently was in charge of Criciúma, Paraná (three stints), Iraty, Caldense, Cianorte, Paysandu,

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, Gama, Ipatinga, Caxias and Vila Nova. On 27 August 2009, Kleina signed with

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, 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

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manager, in the place of fired

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. 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

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, but resigned just three months later. The following 24 March, he was announced at

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. 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

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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

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. 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.

Honours

Manager

;Coruripe * Campeonato Alagoano: 2006 ;Palmeiras *

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