Peter Cklamovski
Peter Cklamovski (born 16 October 1978) is an Australian football manager. He is currently head coach of J1 League club with FC Tokyo, an Australian born with Macedonian heritage who has a coaching history working alongside Ange Postecoglou for over a 15-year period.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Tokyo (head coach) | ||
| 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– | FC Tokyo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During this time he has worked at FIFA World Cups both at Senior and Youth level. He was a member of the coaching staff that won the 2015 Asian Cup for Australia, which was the first major trophy in Australia’s history. As Asian Champions, Australia then competed at the FIFA Confederations Cup, Russia in 2017. Shortly after the Australian National Team qualified for the 2018 World Cup. In August 2017, Peter was appointed Manager of the Australian U17 National Youth Team qualifying through the AFC qualification stage.
Peter then embarked on a two-year stint with Yokohama F Marinos in 2018 and 2019. In 2019, Yokohama F Marinos became J1 League champions, which was the first time the club had won the league since 2004.
Peter then ventured into a managerial role in 2020 with J1 club, Shimizu S-Pulse. Most recently, Peter was Manager of J2 League club Montedio Yamagata where he saved the club from relegation trouble and was close to promotion in 2022.
Peter contract was terminated in Round 7 of 2023 with the same amount of points as the previous season in Round 7 and only 5 points outside of the top 6.
Peter is recognised as the most successful manager in the club's history with the highest win percentage and highest points per game in the club's history. The club have recognized Peter for his legacy of changing the football from traditionally a defensive orientated approach to an attacking minded style of play with a mentality to win.