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.

[7] He took over fellow Série B side Atlético Goianiense on 30 January of the following year,[8] but was sacked on 13 October.

[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] On 8 December 2024, after suffering top tier relegation, Tencati announced his departure from Tigre.