Edwin Rolando Tenorio Montaño (born 16 June 1976) is a retired
Ecuador
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ian
football midfielder.
Club career
Before playing for his current club, Tenorio played for
Sociedad Deportiva Aucas
Sociedad Deportiva Aucas (), also known as "Papá Aucas", is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A. The team is amongst ...
,
Barcelona Sporting Club
Barcelona Sporting Club () is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Ecuador, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Barce. T ...
and
LDU Quito
Liga Deportiva Universitaria (), often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their ho ...
where he was part of the squad that won the 2007 league championship. On June 26, 2009 he signed for
Colombian club
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium.
History Early years
While there are several ...
.
International career
Between 1998 and 2007 he won 78 caps for
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
and was called up to the squad to participate in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the
2006 World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...
. In both tournaments, he formed part of the starting line up. He was named deputy captain for the national side in an August 2006 friendly against South American rivals,
Peru
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. The game ended in a 1–1 draw. He made his debut for the national squad on October 14, 1998 with a loss (1–5) in a friendly against Brazil.
Tenorio is known for his combative spirit on and off the field. While he never scored for the senior team, he has displayed on occasion a tremendously powerful shot and set up a few goals for his offensive teammates.
Tenorio was the first choice defensive midfielder for Ecuador in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan-Korea and
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...
in Germany. In Germany, he formed an impressive defensive midfielder partnership with
Segundo Castillo, helping Ecuador make it to the Round of 16. He also participated in
Copa América 2001,
2004 and
2007.
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Tenorio will now coach the Canal FC league in San Rafael, California.
External links
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References
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1976 births
Living people
Footballers from Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Men's association football midfielders
Ecuadorian men's footballers
Ecuadorian Serie A players
Categoría Primera A players
S.D. Aucas footballers
C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players
C.D. Veracruz footballers
Barcelona S.C. footballers
L.D.U. Quito footballers
S.D. Quito footballers
Deportivo Pereira footballers
Imbabura S.C. footballers
Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Ecuador men's international footballers
2001 Copa América players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2004 Copa América players
2006 FIFA World Cup players
2007 Copa América players