| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Túlio Humberto Pereira Costa | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Goiânia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988–1992 | Goiás | 88 | (48) |
| 1992–1993 | Sion | 11 | (3) |
| 1994–1996 | Botafogo | 73 | (55) |
| 1997 | Corinthians | 33 | (14) |
| 1997 | Vitória | 24 | (9) |
| 1998 | Fluminense | 22 | (10) |
| 1998 | Botafogo | 24 | (10) |
| 1999 | Vila Nova | ? | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Vila Nova | ? | (21) |
| 2000 | São Caetano | ? | (30) |
| 2000 | Botafogo | 14 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | Santa Cruz | 7 | (1) |
| 2002 | Újpest | 10 | (4) |
| 2003 | Brasiliense | 21 | (11) |
| 2003 | Atlético Goianiense | 1 | (3) |
| 2003 | Tupy | ? | (5) |
| 2004 | Wilstermann | ? | (24) |
| 2004 | Anapolina | 9 | (1) |
| 2005 | Volta Redonda | 16 | (12) |
| 2005 | Juventude | 11 | (2) |
| 2005 | Al-Shabab | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Volta Redonda | ? | (20) |
| 2006 | Fast | ? | (10) |
| 2006 | Canedense | 23 | (25) |
| 2007 | Itauçuense | 7 | (7) |
| 2008 | Vila Nova | 37 | (24) |
| 2009 | Itumbiara | 22 | (14) |
| 2009 | Goiânia | 10 | (5) |
| 2009 | Botafogo(DF) | 48 | (44) |
| 2010 | Potyguar | ||
| 2010 | Umuaurama | ||
| 2010 | Operário | ||
| 2011 | Barras | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1990–1995 | Brazil | 15 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 20, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Túlio Humberto Pereira Costa (born June 2, 1969), sometimes simply referred as Túlio or Túlio Maravilha ("Wonder Túlio") for his great creativity on the field and for his charisma, is a former Brazilian international football (soccer) forward. He has scored more than 900 goals (in his own account) and intends to score the 1000th with Botafogo. He was also elected a member of his hometown municipal assembly. He was born in Goiânia and is a member of PMDB.
Túlio Costa stands at 1.78 meters tall,[1] played for Brazilian club teams such as Goiás, Botafogo, Corinthians, Vitória, Fluminense, Cruzeiro and Vila Nova. In Europe, he played for Sion and Újpest. He played for several lower-division teams in Brazil, hoping to juggle his goal of scoring 1000 goals while fulfilling his political aspirations.
While at Botafogo, he won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1995, the Teresa Herrera Trophy in 1996, and Torneio Rio-São Paulo in 1998 having Bebeto as a partner in the attack. Tulio's best years were while he was at Botafogo, where he was twice the Brazilian top scorer and the Brazilian champion in 1995. His image will be forever associated with Botafogo, where he plans to return to score goal number 1000 and become one of only three players in history to score a thousand goals or more. In 2006, a special edition of Placar magazine, "Meu Time dos Sonhos" ("My Dream Team"), Tulio was elected for the Botafogo's best line-up of all time by some famous supporters along with idols like Garrincha and Nilton Santos.
At the national team, Túlio was famous for scoring a controversial equalizer against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 1995 Copa América in Uruguay. With about ten minutes remaining in regulation time, Túlio brought down a cross with his arm, while in an off-side position, before shooting the goal into the Argentine net to draw the match at 2–2. Brazil advanced to the next round at the expense of Argentina as a result of winning a penalty kick shootout. However, Tulio failed in having a longtime career with the Brazilian national team. Looking for U-23 players for the 1996 Olympic Games, the Brazilian coaches ceased to call up Tulio and other players. When the competition was finished, Túlio's career was in decline as he was a substitute in Corinthians. After this point, he failed to get an established career throughout the years and never received a call-up again. Túlio once said that he regrets leaving Botafogo in 1997.
In a match against Trindade Atlético Clube, Túlio scored the 700th goal of his career while playing with Agremiação Esportiva Canedense.[2]
In a match against Luziânia, Túlio scored the 900th goal of his career while playing with Botafogo-DF, a club from Brasília inspired in the carioca one.[3]
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