Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1969)
Claudinei dos Santos Oliveira (born 29 September 1969), known asClaudinei Oliveira , is a Brazilian professionalfootball coach and former player who played as agoalkeeper .
Born inSantos, São Paulo , Claudinei started his professional career withSantos in 1989, but failed to make an appearance for the club. He subsequently representedJaboticabal ,Nacional de Uberaba ,Mamoré ,[ 1] Araguari Atlético Clube [pt ] ,Central Brasileira Pinhalense [pt ] (two stints),Caldense ,Olímpia ,Portuguesa Santista ,São Bento ,Remo ,Tuna Luso ,Nacional-SP andFerroviária ,[ 2] retiring with the latter in 2003.[ 3]
Oliveira began his managerial career as a coach at his first club Santos, joining the under-15 squad in 2009 and leading them to a Campeonato Paulista under-15 title.[ 4] The following year, he was promoted to under-17s and won the Campeonato Paulista of the category. In 2011, Oliveira was assigned to the under-20s. He went on to win both Campeonato Paulista in 2012 andCopa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior in 2013; the latter came after a 29-year absence.[ 5]
On 31 May 2013, afterMuricy Ramalho 's dismissal, Oliveira was appointed manager of the first team inSérie A .[ 6] His first game in charge occurred the following day, a 1–1 home draw againstGrêmio ,[ 7] and his first victory came on 12 June, in a 1–0 home defeat ofAtlético Mineiro .[ 8]
Oliveira remained in charge of the main squad until the end of the season,[ 9] leading the side to a seventh place overall. After being relieved from his duties and being replaced byOswaldo de Oliveira , he signed withGoiás .[ 10]
On 14 April 2014, after losing theCampeonato Goiano toAtlético Goianiense , Oliveira was sacked.[ 11] Two days later, he was appointed manager ofParaná .[ 12]
On 3 September 2014, Oliveira was appointed at the helm ofAtlético Paranaense .[ 13] Dismissed the following 15 March,[ 14] he was namedVitória manager two days later,[ 15] but was sacked on 20 May.[ 16]
On 25 November 2015, Oliveira returned to Paraná for the ensuing season.[ 17] He was relieved from his duties on 13 June of the following year,[ 18] and was namedAvaí manager on 25 August.[ 19]
Oliveira managed toachieve a top-tier promotion in his first season, butsuffered immediate relegation in his second. On 19 April 2018, he was sacked.[ 20]
On 25 April 2018, Oliveira replaced sackedNelsinho Baptista at the helm ofSport Recife .[ 21] On 12 August, after a 3–1 home loss againstSão Paulo , he left the club,[ 22] and returned to Paraná for a third spell three days later.[ 23]
On 16 October 2018, Oliveira resigned from Paraná and moved to fellow first division strugglersChapecoense .[ 24] Despite avoiding relegation at the end ofthe season , he was sacked the following 17 March, and returned to Goiás on 23 April;[ 25] on 4 August, after a 6–1 loss to former side Santos, he was dismissed.
Oliveira withBotafogo-SP in 2020 On 17 February 2020, Oliveira was appointed manager ofBotafogo-SP , replacing sackedWagner Lopes .[ 26] He helped the club avoid relegation in the2020 Campeonato Paulista , but resigned on 20 November after only five wins in 22 matches.[ 27]
On 9 December 2020, Oliveira returned to Avaí in the place ofGeninho .[ 28] He again led the club to another promotion to the first division in2021 , but was sacked on 6 February 2022, after a poor start of the new campaign.[ 29]
Oliveira was named in charge ofOperário Ferroviário on 20 March 2022,[ 30] but was sacked exactly four months later.[ 31] On 24 July, he returned to Sport after nearly four years,[ 32] and left on a mutual agreement on 16 November, after failing to achieve promotion.[ 33]
On 1 December 2022, Oliveira was appointed manager ofVila Nova also in the second division.[ 34] He was dismissed on 4 August 2023, after a poor run of form which took the club from the first to the seventh position,[ 35] and returned toChape five days later.[ 36]
Sacked from Chapecoense on 10 February 2024,[ 37] Oliveira was named head coach ofGuarani two days later.[ 38] He was also dismissed on 27 April, after a poor start in the2024 Série B ,[ 39] and took overLondrina in theSérie C on 15 May.[ 40]
On 4 June 2025, Oliveira resigned from Londrina to take overPaysandu in the second division.[ 41] He was sacked on 5 September, with the club in the last position,[ 42] and took over fellow league team Ferroviária fourteen days later.[ 43]
On 10 November 2025, Oliveira was dismissed fromAFE .[ 44]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of 11 November 2025 Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From To Record Ref G W D L GF GA GD Win % Santos 31 May 2013 8 December 2013 40 17 12 11 54 39 +15 0 42.50 [ 45] Goiás 14 December 2013 14 April 2014 19 11 6 2 33 12 +21 0 57.89 [ 46] Paraná 16 April 2014 3 September 2014 22 7 7 8 25 24 +1 0 31.82 [ 45] Atlético Paranaense 3 September 2014 15 March 2015 24 9 4 11 20 21 −1 0 37.50 [ 14] Vitória 17 March 2015 20 May 2015 11 4 5 2 15 14 +1 0 36.36 [ 16] Paraná 25 November 2015 13 June 2016 27 12 8 7 33 29 +4 0 44.44 [ 18] Avaí 25 August 2016 19 April 2018 102 44 29 29 115 103 +12 0 43.14 [ 47] Sport Recife 25 April 2018 12 August 2018 16 5 4 7 18 23 −5 0 31.25 [ 22] Paraná 15 August 2018 16 October 2018 11 0 3 8 3 19 −16 00 0.00 [ 48] Chapecoense 16 October 2018 17 March 2019 24 11 6 7 23 23 +0 0 45.83 [ 49] Goiás 23 April 2019 4 August 2019 12 5 2 5 13 20 −7 0 41.67 [ 46] Botafogo-SP 17 February 2020 20 November 2020 30 9 4 17 21 31 −10 0 30.00 Avaí 9 December 2020 6 February 2022 74 35 21 18 80 58 +22 0 47.30 [ 29] Operário Ferroviário 20 March 2022 20 July 2022 20 5 6 9 20 24 −4 0 25.00 Sport Recife 24 July 2022 16 November 2022 18 9 3 6 24 19 +5 0 50.00 [ 33] Vila Nova 14 December 2022 3 August 2023 35 13 12 10 36 22 +14 0 37.14 Chapecoense 10 August 2023 10 February 2024 21 5 6 10 21 25 −4 0 23.81 Guarani 12 February 2024 27 April 2024 14 2 5 7 13 19 −6 0 14.29 Londrina 15 May 2024 4 June 2025 45 20 13 12 64 46 +18 0 44.44 Paysandu 4 June 2025 5 September 2025 14 4 5 5 16 17 −1 0 28.57 [ 42] Ferroviária 19 September 2025 10 November 2025 9 1 5 3 11 14 −3 0 11.11 [ 44] Total 588 228 166 194 658 602 +56 0 38.78 —
^ "Arquivo: Treinador do Peixe jogou no Mamoré" [Archive:Peixe manager already played at Mamoré] (in Portuguese). AG Esporte. 17 September 2013. Retrieved8 May 2018 .^ "Na cidade onde caiu e encerrou a carreira, Claudinei quer, enfim, triunfar" [In the city where he suffered relegation and ended his career, Claudinei wants to triumph] (in Portuguese). ND Online. 27 October 2013. Retrieved8 May 2018 .^ "Carreira, inspirações e métodos: Claudinei Oliveira se apresenta" [Career, inspirations and methods: Claudinei Oliveira presents himself] (in Portuguese).Lance! . 10 June 2013.^ "Santos é campeão paulista sub-15" [Santos is the champion of the Paulista under-15] (in Portuguese). Boqnews. 14 December 2009. Archived fromthe original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved13 June 2013 .^ "Claudinei destaca comprometimento do grupo por título da Copinha" [Claudinei highlights compromise of the group forCopinha title] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 25 January 2013.^ "Muricy deixa o comando do Santos, que cogita Bielsa, mas efetiva sub-20" [Muricy leaves Santos, who target Bielsa, but permanently appoint under-20 manager] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 May 2013.^ "No primeiro jogo de Claudinei Oliveira, Santos FC empata em 1 a 1 com o Grêmio (RS) na Vila Belmiro" [In the first match of Claudinei Oliveira, Santos FC draw 1–1 with Grêmio (RS) at the Vila Belmiro] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 1 June 2013. Archived fromthe original on 16 June 2013.^ "Após vitória, Léo pede permanência de Claudinei no comando do Santos" [After victory, Léo asks for permanence of Claudinei in charge of Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 June 2013.^ "Claudinei já sabe que está fora dos planos do Santos" [Claudinei already knows he is out of Santos' plans] (in Portuguese).O Estado de S. Paulo . 2 November 2013.^ "Goiás contrata Claudinei Oliveira para substituir Enderson Moreira em 2014" [Goiás sign Claudinei Oliveira to replace Enderson Moreira in 2014] (in Portuguese). Terra. 14 December 2013.^ "Após perda de título, Goiás anuncia a demissão de Claudinei Oliveira" [After losing title, Goiás announce the sacking of Claudinei Oliveira] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 April 2014. Retrieved8 May 2018 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira é o novo técnico do Paraná Clube" [Claudinei Oliveira is the new manager of Paraná Clube] (in Portuguese).ESPN Brasil . 16 April 2014. Retrieved8 May 2018 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira é o novo técnico do Atlético Paranaense" [Claudinei Oliveira is the new manager of Atlético Paranaense] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 3 September 2014. Archived fromthe original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved8 May 2018 .^a b "Atlético-PR demite Claudinei Oliveira após início ruim no Paranaense" [Atlético-PR sack Claudinei Oliveira after poor start in the Paranaense] (in Portuguese). Terra. 15 March 2015. Retrieved8 May 2018 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira é o novo técnico do Vitória" [Claudinei Oliveira is the new manager of Vitória] (in Portuguese). Terra. 17 March 2015. Retrieved9 May 2018 .^a b "Após só 11 jogos, Vitória anuncia demissão do técnico Claudinei Oliveira" [After only 11 matches, Vitória announce dismissal of manager Claudinei Oliveira] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 20 May 2015. Retrieved9 May 2018 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira é o novo treinador do Paraná para a temporada 2016" [Claudinei Oliveira is the new manager of Paraná for the 2016 season] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 November 2015. Retrieved9 May 2018 .^a b "Paraná anuncia demissão de Claudinei Oliveira e gerente; diretor é afastado" [Paraná announce dismissal of Claudinei Oliveira and board member; director is put apart] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 June 2016. Retrieved9 May 2018 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira assume o comando da equipe" [Claudinei Oliveira takes charge of the team] (in Portuguese). Avaí FC. 25 August 2016. Retrieved9 May 2018 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira não é mais o técnico do Avaí" [Claudinei Oliveira is no longer manager of Avaí] (in Portuguese). Avaí FC. 19 April 2018. Retrieved9 May 2018 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira é o novo técnico do Sport" [Claudinei Oliveira is the new manager of Sport] (in Portuguese). Sport Recife. 25 April 2018. Retrieved9 May 2018 .^a b "Claudinei Oliveira deixa o comando do Leão" [Claudinei Oliveira leavesLeão ] (in Portuguese). Sport Recife. 12 August 2018. Retrieved15 August 2018 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira acerta com o Paraná Clube e se apresenta nesta quinta-feira" [Claudinei Oliveira agrees with Paraná Clube and is presented this Thursday] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 August 2018. Retrieved15 August 2018 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira é o novo técnico da Chapecoense" [Claudinei Oliveira is the new manager of Chapecoense] (in Portuguese). Chapecoense. 16 October 2018. Retrieved19 October 2018 .^ "Goiás contrata Claudinei Oliveira para comandar a equipe no Brasileirão" [Goiás sign Claudinei Oliveira to be in charge of the team in theBrasileirão ] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goiás EC. 23 April 2019. Retrieved24 April 2019 .^ "Na briga contra queda no Paulista, Botafogo-SP contrata Claudinei Oliveira" [Fighting against relegation in the Paulista, Botafogo-SP sign Claudinei Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 February 2020. Retrieved17 February 2020 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira pede demissão e não é mais o técnico do Botafogo-SP" [Claudinei Oliveira resigns and is no longer the manager of Botafogo-SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 20 November 2020. Retrieved21 December 2020 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira é o novo técnico do Avaí para sequência da Série B" [Claudinei Oliveira is the new manager of Avaí for the remainder of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avaí FC. 9 December 2020. Retrieved21 December 2020 .^a b "Claudinei Oliveira deixa o comando técnico do Avaí" [Claudinei Oliveira leaves Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avaí FC. 6 February 2022. Retrieved6 February 2022 .^ "Operário-PR anuncia Claudinei Oliveira como novo técnico" [Operário-PR announce Claudinei Oliveira as new manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 March 2022. Retrieved20 March 2022 .^ "Operário-PR anuncia a demissão do técnico Claudinei Oliveira" [Operário-PR announce the dismissal of manager Claudinei Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 20 July 2022. Retrieved21 July 2022 .^ "Sport acerta contratação do técnico Claudinei Oliveira, ex-Operário, para substituir Lisca" [Sport sign manager Claudinei Oliveira, formerly of Operário, to replace Lisca] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 24 July 2022. Retrieved25 July 2022 .^a b "Diretoria e agente optam pela rescisão, e Claudinei Oliveira não é mais técnico do Sport" [Board and agent opt for the rescision, and Claudinei Oliveira is no longer manager of Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 16 November 2022. Retrieved20 November 2022 .^ "Vila Nova oficializa contratação do técnico Claudinei Oliveira" [Vila Nova turn official the signing of manager Claudinei Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 1 December 2022. Retrieved3 December 2022 .^ "Vila Nova demite Claudinei Oliveira após derrota para o Sport" [Vila Nova sack Claudinei Oliveira after defeat to Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 3 August 2023. Retrieved4 August 2023 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira é anunciado como técnico da Chapecoense" [Claudinei Oliveira is announced as head coach of Chapecoense] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 9 August 2023. Retrieved10 August 2023 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira é demitido da Chape após derrota para o JEC" [Claudinei Oliveira is sacked fromChape after defeat toJEC ] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 10 February 2024. Retrieved12 February 2024 .^ "Guarani fecha com técnico Claudinei Oliveira" [Guarani sign with head coach Claudinei Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 12 February 2024. Retrieved12 February 2024 .^ "Guarani anuncia saída de Claudinei Oliveira após início ruim na Série B" [Guarani announce departure of Claudinei Oliveira after poor start in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 27 April 2024. Retrieved29 April 2024 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira é o novo treinador do Tubarão" [Claudinei Oliveira is the new head coach of theTubarão ] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Londrina EC. 15 May 2024. Retrieved15 May 2024 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira deixa o Londrina para assumir o Paysandu na Série B" [Claudinei Oliveira leaves Londrina to take over Paysandu in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 4 June 2025. Retrieved4 June 2025 .^a b "Caiu! Claudinei Oliveira não é mais técnico do Paysandu" [Out! Claudinei Oliveira is no longer head coach of Paysandu] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 5 September 2025. Retrieved11 September 2025 .^ "Ferroviária anuncia contratação do técnico Claudinei Oliveira" [Ferroviária announce the signing of head coach Claudinei Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 19 September 2025. Retrieved22 September 2025 .^a b "Ferroviária demite Claudinei Oliveira a duas rodadas do fim da Série B" [Ferroviária sack Claudinei Oliveira two rounds from the end of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese).ge . 10 November 2025. Retrieved11 November 2025 .^a b "Com vitória sobre o Goiás, Claudinei Oliveira completou 100 jogos na carreira" [With a victory over Goiás, Claudinei Oliveira completed 100 matches in his career] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 30 November 2014. Retrieved29 December 2021 .^a b "Claudinei Oliveira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved29 December 2021 .^ " "Não vim para fazer onze jogos" promete Claudinei, no Avaí" ["I did not come here to make eleven matches" promises Claudinei, at Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NDMais. 10 December 2020. Retrieved29 December 2021 .^ "Claudinei Oliveira deixa o Paraná e acerta com a Chapecoense" [Claudinei Oliveira leaves Paraná and signs with Chapecoense] (in Brazilian Portuguese).R7 . 16 October 2018. Retrieved29 December 2021 .^ "AO VIVO: Convidado do Debate Diário, Claudinei Oliveira fala o que espera do futuro do futebol no país" [LIVE: Guest from theDebate Diário , Claudinei Oliveira talks about his expectations over the future of the football in the country] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NSC Total. 6 May 2020. Retrieved29 December 2021 .
Claudinei Oliveira – Managerial positions