Carlos Tenorio

Carlos Tenorio

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina
Date of birth	May 14, 1979 (1979-05-14)
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2003	LDU Quito	47	(21)
2003	Al-Nassr	16	(15)
2004–2009	Al-Sadd	80	(62)
2009–2011	Al-Nasr	25	(23)
2012–	Vasco da Gama	–	(–)
National team‡
2001–	Ecuador	51	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 April 2010

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Tenorio and the second or maternal family name is Medina.

Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina (born May 14, 1979) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Brazilian club Vasco da Gama. Tenorio is an experienced striker known for his heading ability.

Club career

He began his career with LDU Quito. In Tenorio's early years. Then, he went to Al-Nassr where he was the top goalscorer with 15 goals in 16 matches, 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.

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 an Egyptian club after a number of English clubs had sniffed around the player.

In June 2009, it was confirmed that Tenorio would go to the United Arab Emirates to play with Al-Nasr Sports Club, for a lucrative deal. Since Guinean striker Ismaël Bangoura came, Tenorio and Bangoura have been forming the best forwards in the league so far. After a two-year spell with Al Nasr, he was transferred to Vasco da Gama on January 2012.

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.

Goals

• Goals in Qatar Stars League:

Tenerio scored 62 goals broken down as follows :

Season	# of Goals	Remarks
2003-2004	18	he played 13 games in his debut season .League's second top goal scorer after patistuta 25 goals(8penalties) in 18 matches .he did not scored any goal by penalty .
2004-2005	4	he played 6 games in his season
2005-2006	21	League's top goal scorer. he played 21 games only.
2006-2007	5	he played 20 games.
2007-2008	13	he played 17 games.
2008-2009	1	he played 3 games
Total	62	when teno scored for al sadd in the league alsadd win in 37 games losses 3 and draw in 2 he scored 120 and had 42 goals against. teno scored 6hat-trick 5goals in 1 games against alarabi .and 4times 2 goals in games.

• Goals in AFC Champions league :

he scored 8 goals broken down as follows :

Season	# of Goals	Remarks
2004	1	he played 3 games in his debut season
2005	2	3games
2006	4	5games
2007	0	3games
2008	1	3games
Total	8

• Tenorio goals by team:

From the above we conclude that Tenorio scored 105 official goals for Al-sadd(62 in the league ). The 105 goals are broken down team wise as follows :

Team	# of Goals
Al-Mu'aidar Sports Club	12
Al-Sailiya Sport Club	11
Al-Khor Sports Club	10
Qatar SC	10
Al-Wakrah Sports Club	10
Al-Shamal Sports Club	9
Al-Ahli (Doha)	9
Al-Arabi Sports Club	9
Al-Gharafa Sports Club	7
Al-Rayyan Sports Club	5
Umm-Salal Sports Club	2
Al-Kharitiyath Sports Club	2
Al-Shabab(KSA)	2
Al Arabi Kuwait	2
Al Kuwait Kaifan	2
Al-Wahda	1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1
Total	105

• Goals per season in all competitions with al sadd:

he scored 105 goals broken down as follows :

Season	# of Goals	Remarks
2003-2004	29	he won the prize of Sheikh Jassem Cup top goalscorer with 10 goals in 6 games.
2004-2005	9
2005-2006	26
2006-2007	21
2007-2008	17
2008-2009	3
Total	105

Firsts in super tino life

• First match with Al-6g3awas against Al-Ahli (Doha) from Qatar in a league in 10-10-2003.
• First goal with Al-6g3a was against Al-Ahli (Doha) in 10-10-2003.

Lasts in super tino life

• Last local match with Al-Sadd was against Algharrafa Sports Club in 2008-2009 season.
• Last local goal with Al-Sadd was against Al-Ahli (Doha) in 2008-2009 season.

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. Tenorio almost gave Ecuador ultimate glory after his shot hit the post against England in the FIFA World Cup 2006 with a deflection from Ashley Cole.

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(TIHO). 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. After Sixto Vizuete took charge of the national team, he has recently left him out of several call-ups. But he was once again chosen to play for Ecuador for the qualifiers against Peru & Argentina. He scored a goal in the 2-1 away victory in Lima.

Honors and awards

Club

• the Qatari League: 3

2004

2006

2007

• the Sheikh Jassem Cup: 1

2006

• the Emir of Qatar Cup: 2

2005

2007

• the Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 3

2006

2007

2008

individual

• Topscorer of the Qatari League: 1

2006 - 21 goals

• Topscorer of the Saudi Premier League: 1

2003 - 15 goals

References

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