Biography
Who is Túlio Maravilha?
Early life and background
Túlio Maravilha was born in Goiânia, Brazil, on June 2, 1969. His full birth name is Túlio Humberto Pereira Costa. Growing up in Brazil, he developed an interest in association football and eventually pursued a professional sports career.
He had a twin brother named Télvio, who also worked as a professional footballer. The brothers played together at several clubs during their athletic careers, including Fluminense FC, Botafogo FR, and FC Sion.
Club football career
Throughout his professional path, Túlio Maravilha played for numerous club teams across Brazil and other countries. In his home country, his career included stints with Goiás, Botafogo, Corinthians,Vitória, Fluminense, Cruzeiro, Vila Nova, Santa Cruz, and Agremiação Esportiva Canedense. He also made appearances for lower-division sides in Brazil.
Outside of South America, he had short international spells playing for Sion in Switzerland and Újpest in Hungary. His most successful period occurred while playing for Botafogo. During this successful run, he secured the league top scorer title in 1989, 1994, and 1995, while also capturing the 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro championship.
International career with Brazil
Túlio Maravilha represented the Brazil national team as a forward in fifteen official matches. During these international appearances, he successfully scored thirteen goals for his country. Records show that the national team never lost a match while he was actively on the pitch.
He participated in the 1995 Copa América held in Uruguay, where the squad finished in second place. During that tournament, he scored a controversial equalizer against Argentina in the quarter-finals after committing a deliberate handball. He also played in a friendly match in Manaus against Colombia, where he scored two goals.
Later career and records
Following his peak years at Botafogo, Túlio Maravilha became a journeyman player who rarely stayed with any single team for more than a single season. Despite this constant movement, he continued to score goals across various levels of Brazilian football. He later stated that he reached a milestone of one thousand total goals in 2014 at the age of forty-four, though this total included amateur matches, friendlies, and commemorative games.
He established several well-known records during his playing days. He finished as the all-time leading scorer for Goiás with one hundred eighty-seven goals and for Vila Nova with ninety-nine goals. He also set a record for the most goals scored in a single Série C season with twenty-seven goals in 2007.
Birthday and age
Túlio Maravilha was born on June 2, 1969, which makes Túlio 57 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Túlio shares the date with 55 other famous people.
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