Carlos Tenorio

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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.

[edit] 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. Sources in Qatar reveal Bolton Wanderers F.C. have offered £900,000 for the Ecuadorian striker, however his club Al Sadd have yet to confirm this.

[edit] 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.

[edit] International

In June of 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 been scoring many goals since Delgado's departure. He scored one in a 4-2 loss to Mexico in San Francisco. 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. He scored the decisive goal in a 3-1 win over Haiti in Latacunga.

[edit] Honours

• Topscorer of the Qatari League: 1

2006 - 21 goals

[edit] References

• (Carlos Tenorio reference)
• (Sky Sports article)
• -Qatar Football

v • d • e Ecuador squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Cevallos • 2 Porozo • 3 Hurtado • 4 de la Cruz • 5 Obregón • 6 Guerrón • 7 Asencio • 8 L. Gómez • 9 Kaviedes • 10 Aguinaga • 11 Delgado • 12 Ibarra • 13 Fernández • 14 Burbano • 15 M. Ayoví • 16 Chalá • 17 Espinoza • 18 C. Tenorio • 19 Méndez • 20 E. Tenorio • 21 Sánchez • 22 Viteri • 23 W. Ayoví • Coach: H. Gómez

v • d • e Ecuador squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Villafuerte • 2 Guagua • 3 Hurtado • 4 de la Cruz • 5 Perlaza • 6 Urrutia • 7 Lara • 8 Méndez • 9 Borja • 10 Kaviedes • 11 Delgado • 12 Mora • 13 Ambrosi • 14 Castillo • 15 Ayoví • 16 Valencia • 17 Espinoza • 18 Reasco • 19 Saritama • 20 E. Tenorio • 21 C. Tenorio • 22 Lanza • 23 Benítez • Coach: Suárez