Peter Cklamovski ( (born 16 October 1978) is an Australian

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manager of

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descent who is currently the head coach of

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. Over his career, he has worked closely with

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and contributed to significant milestones in Australian football, including the

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victory—the nation's first major international trophy—and the campaigns at the

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and

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. Cklamovski also managed Australia under-17 team in 2017, guiding them through

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. He later joined Yokohama F. Marinos as an assistant coach, helping the team secure the

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title, their first since

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. In 2020 J1 League, Cklamovski became head coach of

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in Japan's

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. He then managed

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in the

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, 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.

Early life, playing career and education

Cklamovski played in Australia in the

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with

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and

Rockdale Ilinden Rockdale Ilinden Football Club (commonly known as Rockdale City Suns Football Club from 1992 to 2020) is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Rockdale, Sydney. Founded in 1969, by Macedonian Australians, the club ...

. 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 to 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

Australia national team

The

in Brazil saw Australia's group draw with three teams in the top 10 of FIFA rankings. The Socceroos were set to play-off against

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. 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 FIFA World Cup, training camps in September, October and November were used to develop the team for

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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

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. As Asian Champions, Australia then competed at the

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, 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 22 November 2017.

Australia U17

While 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

In February 2018, Cklamovski was then approached by

to join him as his assistant at

club Yokohama F. Marinos for the 2018 season. YFM is a club 20% owned by

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. In 2018, Yokohama F Marinos became runners up of the Levain Cup losing to

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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

in 2019 for the first time in 15 years.

Shimizu S-Pulse

Following 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 in February 2020 where he get his opportunity to become the head coach for the first time in his career. The club 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 general manager was appointed and the club lost their attacking goal scoring weapon, Brazilian striker

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to Vissel Kobe, who was arguably the best striker in the league. Following round 1,

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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 Japanese international

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. Cklamovski was fired in November 2020.

Montedio Yamagata

On 30 April 2021, Cklamovski signed with

club

. Cklamovski 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

On 16 June 2023, Cklamovski was appointed as

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head coach.

Malaysia national team

On 16 December 2024, the

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(FAM) announced the appointment of Cklamovski as the new head coach of the

. Cklamovski began his duties on 5 January 2025, with the task of leading the team to qualify for the

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Honours

As Manager

Australia

: 2015 AFC Asian Cup (Assistant)

Yokohama F. Marinos

: 2019 J1 League (Assistant)

Individual

'' * 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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cklamovski, Peter 1978 births Living people Australian people of Macedonian descent Australian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Rockdale Ilinden FC players Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC players Australian soccer managers J1 League managers J2 League managers Shimizu S-Pulse managers Montedio Yamagata managers FC Tokyo managers Australian expatriate soccer managers Australian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate football managers in Greece Australian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate football managers in Japan Malaysia national football team managers Soccer players from Sydney