| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Túlio Vinícius Fróes de Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Montes Claros, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lille | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2005 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → AaB (loan) | 19 | (6) |
| 2005–2008 | Le Mans | 72 | (22) |
| 2008 | Palermo | 0 | (0) |
| 2008– | Lille | 57 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 29, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Túlio Vinícius Fróes de Melo (born 31 January 1985 in Montes Claros), commonly known as Túlio de Melo, is a Brazilian football striker who currently plays for Lille OSC in the French Ligue 1.
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Túlio de Melo started his career with Atlético Mineiro, and moved to Europe in 2004 to join Danish top flight team Aalborg BK on loan. In 2005 he signed a three-year contract with French club Le Mans, 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 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]
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