Cláudio Aparecido Tencati (born 9 December 1973) is a Brazilian football coach, currently the head coach of Criciúma.

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.^[1]

Tencati was sacked from Cianorte on 16 October 2008,^[2] and was named in charge of Paranavaí for the 2009 campaign. Dismissed on 2 February of that year,^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5][6] Additionally, he also won the 2017 Primeira Liga.

In November 2017, Tencati left Londrina after six years in charge.^[7] He took over fellow Série B side Atlético Goianiense on 30 January of the following year,^[8] but was sacked on 13 October.^[9]

On 19 March 2019, Tencati replaced Marcelo Chamusca at the helm of Vitória,^[10] but was himself dismissed on 19 May.^[11] He returned to Londrina on 22 August,^[12] but was sacked on 28 September after only one win in eight matches.^[13]

On 1 November 2020, Tencati was appointed in charge of Brasil de Pelotas.^[14] Sacked on 29 July of the following year,^[15] he replaced Paulo Baier at the helm of Criciúma on 5 October.^[16]

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.^[17]

As of 30 April 2024

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Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
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	[7]
Atlético Goianiense		30 January 2018	13 October 2018	40	16	12	12	53	52	+1	040.00	[18]
Vitória		19 March 2019	19 May 2019	7	1	2	4	7	15	−8	014.29	[11]
Londrina		22 August 2019	28 September 2019	8	1	0	7	6	15	−9	012.50	[13]
Brasil de Pelotas		1 November 2020	29 July 2021	43	12	15	16	34	41	−7	027.91	[15]
Criciúma		5 October 2021	present	135	63	42	30	160	94	+66	046.67	[19]
Total				581	255	171	155	756	552	+204	043.89	—

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Londrina

• Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2011
• Campeonato Paranaense: 2014
• Primeira Liga: 2017

Criciúma

• Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2022
• Campeonato Catarinense: 2023
• Recopa Catarinense: 2024