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 (1985-01-31) (age 23)
Place of birth	Montes Claros, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Le Mans
Number	7
Youth clubs
2002	Atlético-MG
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003 2004–2005 2005–2008 2008-	Atlético-MG AaB Aalborg (loan) Le Mans Palermo	00 0(0) 19 (6) 72 (22) 0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2008-05-24. * Appearances (Goals)

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 Le Mans UC72 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. 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. He is expected to play for Palermo in 2008–09, in a joint ownership agreement with Parma.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• AaB profile
• sambafoot
• CBF
• caradisiac
• lequipe
• (French) Túlio de Melo French league stats at lfp.fr

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