Túlio de Melo

Infobox Football biography
playername= Túlio de Melo
nickname =
fullname = Túlio Vinícius Fróes de Melo
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|1|31
cityofbirth = Montes Claros
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.91
currentclub = Lille OSC
clubnumber = 11
position = Striker
youthyears = 2002
youthclubs = Atlético-MG
years = 2003
2004–2005
2005–2008
2008
2008-
clubs = Atlético-MG
→ AaB Aalborg (loan)
Le Mans
Palermo
Lille OSC
caps(goals) = 00 0(0)
19 0(6)
72 (22)
00 0(0)
04 0(2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 2008-10-09
ntupdate =

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.

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. 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. [cite news|url=http://www.football.co.uk/news/de_melo_heads_to_palermo_259295.shtml|publisher=Football.co.uk|title=De Melo heads to Palermo|accessdate=2008-02-07|date=2008-01-30]

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. [cite news |url=http://www.losc.fr/?r=0,0,1,3798 |publisher=LOSC Lille Métropole |title=Tulio de Melo accepte la proposition du LOSC ! |language=French |date=2008-08-31 |accessdate=2008-08-31]

References

External links

* [http://www.aabsport.dk/96CF7553-3EFB-42E0-9F3E-B9DE67F765D4.W5Doc?id=eda3aaa6-8e1c-44a2-ae96-00ce041da835 AaB profile]
* [http://www.sambafoot.co.uk/players/2559_Tulio.html sambafoot]
* [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=163514 CBF]
* [http://sport.caradisiac.com/fiche-sportif-Tulio-Vinicius-Froes-DE-MELO.htm caradisiac]
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur22652.html lequipe]
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