Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina (born 14 May 1979) is an

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ian former

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who last played for Ecuadorian club Atlético Saquisilí. From 2001 to 2009, he played for the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Tenorio began his club career with

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in the

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, helping them regain promotion to Serie A in the 2001 season by topping the division with Tenorio scoring 11 league goals. In 2003, Tenorio won the Serie A title with LDU Quito.Carlos Tenorio lleva a la ‘U’ tatuada en el corazón
primicias.ec, 22 May 2022 Afterwards he joined Saudi Arabian club

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for one season, scoring 15 goals in 16 appearances. From 2003 to 2009, Tenorio played in

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for Al Sadd, winning three

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titles, before moving to

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in the

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. In 2012, Tenorio returned to South America, playing for various clubs including

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who were relegated from the

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, and Bolívar who topped the

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in 2014–15. He returned to Quito for one season in 2016.

International career

Tenorio has represented his nation at the

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and

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. In the 2006 World Cup, he scored against

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and

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as Ecuador progressed to the second round.

Career statistics

National team

Notes

References

External links

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(Sky Sports article)

(FEF card)
* 1979 births Living people Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen Ecuador men's international footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 Copa América players L.D.U. Quito footballers Al-Nassr FC players Al Sadd SC players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players CR Vasco da Gama players C.D. El Nacional footballers Club Bolívar players Sport Boys Warnes players Qatar Stars League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players UAE Pro League players Men's association football forwards Saudi Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia {{Ecuador-footy-forward-stub