Túlio de Melo
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| Túlio de Melo | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Túlio Vinícius Fróes de Melo | |
| Date of birth | January 31, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Montes Claros, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Lille OSC | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2002 | Atlético-MG | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 2004–2005 2005–2008 2008 2008– |
Atlético-MG → AaB Aalborg (loan) Le Mans Palermo Lille OSC |
0 (0) 19 (6) 72 (22) 0 (0) 13 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Túlio Vinícius Fróes de Melo or simply Túlio de Melo (born January 31, 1985 in Montes Claros), is a Brazilian football striker who currently plays for Lille OSC in the French Ligue 1.
[edit] Career
Túlio de Melo started his career with Atlético-MG, and moved to Europe in 2004 to join Danish top flight team AaB Aalborg on loan. In 2005 he signed a three-year contract with French club Le Mans UC72, where he gained a reputation as a powerful striker with the ability to lob keepers of international class from range. His impressive performances in the first half of the 2007–08 season (10 goals in 19 matches) caused interest from higher level teams, namely Serie A clubs Palermo and Parma. His name later caused controversy between these teams as it appeared he actually signed contracts with both clubs, but eventually it was Palermo who finalized his signing.[1]
He joined the rosanero on July 2008, but he was soon listed for transfer by the club, and managed only to play 45 minutes in a Coppa Italia 2008-09 match, a 2–1 home loss to Ravenna. On August 31, 2008 Ligue 1 club Lille OSC announced to have completed the signing of Túlio de Melo from Palermo.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "De Melo heads to Palermo". Football.co.uk. 2008-01-30. http://www.football.co.uk/news/de_melo_heads_to_palermo_259295.shtml. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ "Tulio de Melo accepte la proposition du LOSC !" (in French). LOSC Lille Métropole. 2008-08-31. http://www.losc.fr/?r=0,0,1,3798. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
[edit] External links
- AaB profile
- sambafoot
- CBF
- caradisiac
- lequipe
- Túlio de Melo French league stats at lfp.fr (French)
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