Alberto "Tico" Carrero Tellado (born September 4, 1948) is a Puerto Rican former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. Carrero, a native of

San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to: Places Argentina * San Juan Province, Argentina * San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province * San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province * San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...

, represented Puerto Rico in the demonstration event at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

and was a quarter-finalist in doubles. He also represented the territory at the

1963 Pan American Games The 1963 Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil. Host city selection For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports O ...

and

1966 Central American and Caribbean Games The 10th (X) Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Ri ...

, earning a doubles silver medal in the latter. From 1968 to 1971 he played collegiate tennis while studying civil engineering at

Rice University William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas. It is on a 300-acre campus near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is ranke ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrero, Tico 1948 births Living people Puerto Rican male tennis players Rice Owls men's tennis players Tennis players at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Santurce, Puerto Rico