Túlio Vinícius Fróes de Melo (born 31 January 1985) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a striker.

Career

Early career & Breakthrough (2003–08)

Túlio de Melo started his career with

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, and moved to

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in 2004 to join

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top-flight team

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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

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clubs Palermo and

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. 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. Palermo paid the agent "SCMG Sport Consulting & Management Gmbh" €3.8 million to sign his outright.US Città di Palermo SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2009

Palermo/France

Túlio de Melo joined the ''Rosanero'' in July 2008, but he was soon listed for transfer by the club, and managed only to play 45 minutes in a

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match, a 2–1 home loss to

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. On 31 August 2008 Ligue 1 club

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announced to have completed the signing of Túlio de Melo from Palermo, for €4 million. Túlio de Melo left Lille in January 2014, signing with Evian Thonon Gaillard. However, he only appeared in five matches, and was subsequently released.

Valladolid

On 29 January 2015 Túlio de Melo signed a six-month deal with Spanish Segunda División side

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Honours

;Lille * Ligue 1:

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;Chapecoense *

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: 2017

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Melo, Tulio 1985 births Living people Footballers from Minas Gerais Brazilian footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Sport Club do Recife players Danish Superliga players AaB Fodbold players Ligue 1 players Le Mans FC players Lille OSC players Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players Palermo F.C. players Segunda División players Real Valladolid players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan People from Montes Claros