Carlos Tenorio

Football player infobox| playername= Carlos Tenorio
fullname = Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina
nickname = Super-Teno, Demoledor


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|5|14
cityofbirth = Esmeraldas
countryofbirth = Ecuador
height = height|m=1.83
currentclub = Al-Sadd
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001–2003 2003 2004–
clubs =LDU Quito Al-Nasr Al-Sadd
caps(goals) =049 0(13)
016 0(15)
168 0(103)
nationalyears = 2001–
nationalteam = Ecuador
nationalcaps(goals) = 044 0(10)
pcupdate = 15 June 2006
ntupdate = 16 March 2008

Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina (born May 14 1979) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Al-Sadd in Qatar. Tenorio is an experienced striker known for his heading ability.

Club career

He began his career with LDU Quito. In Tenorio's early years, however, it is at Al Sadd where he has had more success, being the second highest goalscorer behind Gabriel Batistuta in 2004, winning the league title. He scored 10 goals in a Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup game against Meather, a team of the league's second division, in which Al Saad won 21-0 on August 26, 2006.

In the 2006 transfer window, Tenorio was linked with a move to Italy's Siena and France's Lille. Though these two clubs offered decent money, the Asian club refused to sell him. Nonetheless, this showed how Carlos Tenorio has improved as a striker.

On Thursday, 24 May 2007, Sky Sports linked Tenorio with a host of English Premier League clubs including: Birmingham; Bolton; Portsmouth; Sunderland; West Ham and Wigan Athletic. On the 12th June 2008 he was rumoured by the BBC to be attracting the attentions of Bolton Wanderers once again.

For a long time Tenorio has wanted a move away from the Qatar based club similarly with teammate Khalifa Ayil who was awarded a move to a Egyptian club after a number of English clubs had sniffed around the player. It was rumoured Tenorio handed in a transfer request however this is unknown and unconfirmed.

Playing Ability

His tremendous speed has caused headaches for the defenders the world over. Carlos has the ability to ghost in areas rather quickly and this catches his adversaries off guard. He is also a very brave player who likes to challenge defenders with his pace and dribbling skills, and is a notable finisher with either foot and head.

International

In June 2006 Tenorio scored his first ever World Cup goal with the opener in Ecuador's 2-0 victory over Poland. He scored his second a week later, opening the score in Ecuador's 3-0 drubbing of Costa Rica. This put him in one of the top ten goalscorers in the tournament, as he was not only one of Ecuador's outstanding players in the FIFA World Cup, but was one of the tournament's most eye-catching performers with his powerful and breathtaking displays.

Now reaching his peak years, he will be called upon once again to fill the void left behind by the now retired legend, Agustin Delgado, upfront.

He has since scored many goals since Delgado's departure. He scored one in a 4-2 friendly loss to Mexico national football team in San Francisco in 2007. He scored one goal against Sweden in a very unexpected 2-1 win by the Ecuadorians. He recently was given the #9 shirt for the World Cup Qualifiers, but after Sixto Vizuete took over as manager, his number is once again 21.

Honours

*Topscorer of the Qatari League: 1:: 2006 - 21 goals

References

* [http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/story/0,,1795122,00.html (Carlos Tenorio reference)]
* [http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=467994&CPID=217&clid=56&lid=&title=Tenorio+out+to+impress&c (Sky Sports article)]
* [http://www.qatarfootball.tk -Qatar Football]