Aek in the 4–5 place in the Cypriot premier league. In the 2008–09 season he was appointed manager of newly promoted AEP Paphos and under his management the team was able to avoid relegation. On 24 May 2009, Klinger signed a three-year contract with AEL Limassol. While managing AEL Limassol, a crucial derby match against Anorthosis Famagusta fell on the Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur. Klinger, who defines himself as a faithful Jew, advised the club's management of the importance of the holiday and that he would miss the match along with his assistant, Felix Naim, who was also Jewish. The club tried to have the match moved to accommodate them. On 23 May 2012, Klinger was appointed the manager of Hapoel Haifa., and brought the team to a ninth -place finish. On 19 May 2013, Kilinger was appointed the manager of F.C. Ashdod. He was sacked following the 2014–15 season, after the team was relegated to the second-tier Liga Leumit. On 15 November 2015, Kilinger was appointed the general manager of Maccabi Sha'arayim, a club from Liga Alef (third tier), he signed a contract for three years. On 22 November 2016, he was appointed as the manager of the club while Salim Tuama got the job as his assistant. On 6 December 2016, Klinger decided to leave Sha'arayim, and became the general manager of Hapoel Haifa Honours As player Israeli Premier League: 1984–85, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96 Israel State Cup: 1993–94, 1995–96 Toto Cup: 1992–93 Member of the Israeli Football Hall of Fame (2009) Israeli Footballer of the Year : 1989 As manager Israeli Premier League: 2002–03 Israel State Cup: 2005, 2018 Toto Cup: 2012–13 Toto Cup (Leumit): 2016 References 1966 births Israeli Jews Living people Israeli footballers Liga Leumit players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Footballers from Haifa Israel international footballers Israeli football managers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers Enosis Neon Paralimni FC managers AEK Larnaca FC managers AEL Limassol managers Nea Salamis Famagusta FC managers Hapoel Haifa F.C. managers F.C. Ashdod managers AEP Paphos FC managers Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. managers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. managers Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. managers Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Israeli expatriate football managers in Cyprus Association football defenders Israeli Footballer of the Year recipients