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Nir Klinger apologizes for obscene gesture and reflects on career highs and regrets
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First reported by N12 · Jun 19, 2026
What happened
Nir Klinger apologized for an obscene gesture toward Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and said anger management problems led him to psychological treatment. In a wide-ranging interview, he revisited his Maccabi Tel Aviv years, the pressure over Avi Nimni, later coaching stops, and said he should have retired and gone into hi-tech.
- 01Klinger apologized for the obscene gesture toward Maccabi Tel Aviv fans.
- 02He said anger control problems led him to psychological treatment.
- 03He revisited the Maccabi Tel Aviv title season and the Avi Nimni saga.
- 04Klinger said relations with Nimni "were never the same again."
- 05He said he should have retired and gone into hi-tech.
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