# Cláudio Tencati

Cláudio Aparecido Tencati (born 9 December 1973) is a Brazilian football coach, currently in charge of Atlético Goianiense.

## Career

Born in Indianópolis, Paraná, Tencati started his career with Cianorte, being a fitness coach and youth coach between 1997 and 2005. Ahead of the 2006 Taça FPF, after being an assistant and interim during the 2005 Série C, he was named head coach of the main squad.
Tencati was sacked from Cianorte on 16 October 2008, and was named in charge of Paranavaí for the 2009 campaign. Dismissed on 2 February of that year, he then moved to Iraty in 2010 to work as manager of the under-20 side.
On 21 April 2011, Tencati was named the new head coach of Londrina. While at the club, he won the 2011 Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the 2014 Campeonato Paranaense, and achieved two consecutive promotions in the 2014 Série D and the 2015 Série C. Additionally, he also won the 2017 Primeira Liga.
In November 2017, Tencati left Londrina after six years in charge. He took over fellow Série B side Atlético Goianiense on 30 January of the following year, but was sacked on 13 October.
On 19 March 2019, Tencati replaced Marcelo Chamusca at the helm of Vitória, but was himself dismissed on 19 May. He returned to Londrina on 22 August, but was sacked on 28 September after only one win in eight matches.
On 1 November 2020, Tencati was appointed in charge of Brasil de Pelotas. Sacked on 29 July of the following year, he replaced Paulo Baier at the helm of Criciúma on 5 October.
Tencati led Tigre to a promotion to the second division in his first season, won the Campeonato Catarinense Série B in his second, and also won the Campeonato Catarinense in his third, while also achieving promotion to the Série A; on 28 November 2023, he renewed his contract with the club for a further year.
On 8 December 2024, after suffering top tier relegation, Tencati announced his departure from Tigre. On 13 March of the following year, he returned to Atlético Goianiense.

## Managerial statistics

    As of 9 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure :
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Ref |
| Team | Nat | From | To | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref |
| Cianorte (interim) | | April 2005 | September 2005 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 016.67 | |
| Cianorte | | September 2006 | 16 October 2008 | 73 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 119 | 96 | +23 | 042.47 | |
| Paranavaí | | November 2008 | 2 February 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| Londrina | | 21 April 2011 | 25 November 2017 | 266 | 130 | 71 | 65 | 371 | 229 | +142 | 048.87 | |
| Atlético Goianiense | | 30 January 2018 | 13 October 2018 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 040.00 | |
| Vitória | | 19 March 2019 | 19 May 2019 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 014.29 | |
| Londrina | | 22 August 2019 | 28 September 2019 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 012.50 | |
| Brasil de Pelotas | | 1 November 2020 | 29 July 2021 | 43 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 027.91 | |
| Criciúma | | 5 October 2021 | 8 December 2024 | 172 | 72 | 51 | 49 | 198 | 156 | +42 | 041.86 | |
| Atlético Goianiense | | 13 March 2025 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 618 | 264 | 180 | 174 | 794 | 614 | +180 | 042.72 | — |

## Honours

Londrina
* Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2011
* Campeonato Paranaense: 2014
* Primeira Liga: 2017
Criciúma
* Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2022
* Campeonato Catarinense: 2023
* Recopa Catarinense: 2024