Otilino George Tenorio Bastidas (1 February 1980 – 7 May 2005) was an

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ian

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Tenorio was born in

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. His nickname was 'Spiderman', because when he scored a goal in a football match he would cover his head with a Spider-Man

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as he celebrated. He joined Emelec of

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when he was eleven, and went on to play for the club at a professional level. He was noted for his good finishing ability and his flamboyant mask celebration was enjoyed by many. In 2004, he moved to

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n club Al-Nasr, where he had trouble settling and eventually moved back to

to play for El Nacional of Quito.

International career

He was first selected for the Ecuador national team in 2004; however he did not play any matches that year due to an injury. By 2005, he had recovered and made some impressive displays both for his club and country.

Death

Tenorio died in May, 2005 due to an automobile accident suffered when he was travelling to Quevedo, to visit his family. The accident happened three days after he played for his country in a 1–0 win over

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, which was a friendly match played in

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. The car in which he was travelling collided with a gas truck on the Santo Domingo-Quevedo road. He was twenty-five. As a homage to Tenorio during the

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, former teammate

Iván Kaviedes Jaime Iván Kaviedes Llorenty (born 24 October 1977) is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Kaviedes rose to fame after scoring 43 goals in one season for Emelec in the 1998 Ecuadorian league. Thi ...

pulled on a Yellow 'Spiderman' mask after scoring the third goal of Ecuador's triumphant 3–0 win over Costa Rica.

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1980 births 2005 deaths Sportspeople from Guayaquil Association football forwards Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Al Nassr FC players C.D. El Nacional footballers Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Road incident deaths in Ecuador Saudi Professional League players {{Ecuador-footy-forward-stub