Nir Klinger

Nir Klinger (Hebrew: ניר קלינגר‎; born 25 May 1966) is an Israeli former footballer, and currently a manager. During the 1990s, Klinger served as Captain for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national football team. He was the manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv for three seasons, before resigning under pressure on 5 December 2005. As manager of Maccabi, Klinger won the Israeli championship and an Israeli state cup.