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Peter Cklamovski (Macedonian: Петар Чкламовски (born 16 October 1978) is an Australian football manager of Macedonian descent who is expected to be the manager of the Malaysia national football team. Over his career, he has worked closely with Ange Postecoglou[2] and contributed to significant milestones in Australian football, including the 2015 AFC Asian Cup victory—the nation’s first major international trophy—and the campaigns at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malaysia (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999 | NSWIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Rockdale City Suns | ||
| 2001–2002 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 4 | (1) |
| 2002 | Hajduk Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Panachaiki G.E. (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Perth Glory (fitness coach) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Adelaide United (fitness coach) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Melbourne Victory (fitness coach) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Australia (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Australia U17 | ||
| 2018–2020 | Yokohama F. Marinos (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| 2021–2023 | Montedio Yamagata | ||
| 2023–2024 | FC Tokyo | ||
| 2025– | Malaysia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cklamovski also managed Australia men's national under-17 soccer team in 2017, guiding them through AFC qualification. He later joined Yokohama F. Marinos as an assistant coach, helping the team secure the 2019 J1 League title, their first since 2004.
In 2020 J1 League, Cklamovski became head coach of Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan's J1 League. He then managed Montedio Yamagata in the J2 League, where he is credited with transforming the team’s style into an attacking, win-focused approach. His tenure saw the club achieve its best win percentage and points-per-game record in history while avoiding relegation and nearing promotion in 2022.[3]
Early life, playing career and education
editCklamovski played in Australia in the New South Wales Super League with Bonnyrigg White Eagles and Rockdale Ilinden. As a youth player Cklamovski was a Rockdale Ilinden junior and played in NSL youth league competitions with Sydney United and NSW ITC. Cklamovski was set for selection for the U17 National Youth team until a serious car accident caused injuries that rendered this impossible.
Cklamovski’s first coaching job was at The Kings School Grammar, Sydney where he coached U14s and U16s in 2002 & 2003. He also worked at Westfields Sports High School as Head of Performance from 2002 - 2008. During this time,Cklamovski completed postgraduate degrees in Applied Science, Sports Coaching and Graduate Certificate in Exercise Science. During Cklamovski’s coaching career he completed and Cklamovski also holds highest coaching accreditation, Pro license completed in 2016.
Coaching career
editAustralia
editThe 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil saw Australia’s group draw with three teams in the top 10 of FIFA rankings. The Socceroos were set to play off against Chile, Holland and Spain. This tournament demonstrated a new way of playing for the Australian national team.
New hope and excitement was created in the way the team played, showcasing a new generation of stars. Following the World Cup, training camps in September, October and November were utilized to develop the team for Asian Cup success. The National team went 10 months without a win and played all games away from Australia.
The 2015 AFC Asian Cup held in Australia resulted in the first major trophy for the Australian Men's National team, winning the Final against South Korea with an extra time goal scored by James Troisi.
As Asian Champions, Australia then competed at the FIFA Confederations Cup, in Russia in 2017. The following year, qualification was achieved for the FIFA 2018 World Cup, in Russia. It was a grueling qualification campaign finally qualifying beating Honduras 3-0 in Sydney. Ange Postecoglou announced his resignation of Socceroos on 22nd November 2017.
Australia U17
editWhilst working with the Socceroos, on 5 August 2017 Cklamovski was appointed by the FFA becoming Australian U17 Manager (the Joeys). Cklamovski created a new process across recruitment and talent ID domestically by introducing a strategy called Elite Games. This approach was designed to bring a selected group of players in every state or selected region to play in higher level games mid-week. All games were launched online for National Team staff to review and Cklamovski then selected and assembled a squad for the AFC qualification stage. The Joeys qualified through the first stage of AFC qualification undefeated in Mongolia.
Yokohama F Marinos
editCklamovski was then approached by Ange Postecoglou to join Yokohama F Marinos for the 2018 season. YFM is a J1 club 20% owned by City Football Group. In 2018 Yokohama F Marinos became runners up of the Levain Cup losing to Shonan Bellmare 1-0 at Saitama Stadium. The club were in danger of relegation in the J-League season being saved only by goal difference.
In 2019, Yokohama F Marinos won the J1 League in 2019 for the first time in 15 years.
Shimizu S-Pulse
editFollowing success at Yokohama F Marinos winning the J1 competition, Shimizu S-Pulse appointed Cklamovski to rebuild the club from a long history of mediocre seasons over the previous decade. S-Pulse had been recognized for a defensive orientated approach and Cklamovski was brought in to rebuild the team and implement an attacking style of play to excite the supporter base.
One week after signing his contract, a new GM was appointed and the club lost attacking goal scoring weapon, Brazilian striker Douglas to Vissel Kobe, who was arguably the best striker in the league.
Following Round 1, COVID-19 stopped the season for 4 months and during this time the J-League decided to have no relegation for the 2020 season. The consequence of this was an extremely congested schedule of 33 league games across a 20-week period. S-Pulse were developing a brand of football during the tight schedule but issues with player availability and squad depth impacted on tough period of results. S-Pulse ranked in the top 5 for play time minutes for players at U21 and U24 level. Peter gave a debut to now Japanese international Yuito Suzuki. He was fired in November 2020.
Montedio Yamagata
editCklamovski is recognized as the greatest manager in the club's history after saving the club from relegation troubles in 2021 and climbing the league table finishing equal 6th on goal difference. He then built a team so close to gaining promotion in 2022.
Cklamovski was the first foreign manager in the club's history. He has the highest win percentage of any manager in the club's history. He also holds the highest points per game rate of any manager in the club's history. Club records were also achieved by his 2021 team with a 12-game unbeaten streak and 7 wins in a row, which is the most consecutive wins in the club's history.
At the end of 2022 season the club recorded their highest sales and sponsorship revenue made in the club's history. Another club record also achieved in the off season was recording the most profit made in transfer sales in the club's history. This resulted in losing many key players from the historic 2022 starting XI team. This changed the dynamics of 2023 and building a new team was required again.
In 2023, his contract was terminated in Round 7 with 6 points on the league table, 5 points away from sixth position.
FC Tokyo
editOn 16 June 2023, Cklamovski was appointed as FC Tokyo coach.[4]
Malaysia
editOn 16 December 2024, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) announced the appointment of Cklamovski as the new head coach of the Malaysia national football team.[5] Cklamovski will begin his duties on 5 January 2025, with the task of leading the team to qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.[6][7]
Honours
editManager
editAustralia men's national soccer team
- AFC Asian Cup: 2015 AFC Asian Cup (Assistant Manager)
- J1 League: 2019 J1 League (Assistant Manager)
Individual
edit- J2 League Manager of the Month: 2021 J2 League
- Longest undefeated streak in club's history
- Longest win streak in club's history
- Highest win percentage of any Manager in club's history
- Highest points per game of any Manager in club's history
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 8 December 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 February 2020 | 31 October 2020 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 10.71 |
| Montedio Yamagata | 30 April 2021 | 2 April 2023 | 81 | 37 | 17 | 27 | 45.68 |
| FC Tokyo | 26 June 2023 | 8 December 2024 | 66 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 39.39 |
| Malaysia | 5 January 2025 | ||||||
| Career Total | 175 | 66 | 36 | 73 | 37.71 | ||
References
edit- ^ Peter Cklamovski at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Davutovic, David. "Ange Postecoglou's right hand man Peter Cklamovski lands job with rival Japanese club ending seven-year stint together". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "ピーター・クラモフスキー氏 監督就任内定のお知らせ". モンテディオ山形 オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Announcement of Peter CKLAMOVSKI's appointment as coach". FC Tokyo. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Cklamovski named Malaysia head coach". AFC. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Peter Cklamovski Named Harimau Malaya Head Coach". CEO Insights Asia Team. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "FAM assures no overlapping of duty between Cklamovski, Pau Marti". Bernama. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via The Sun.