Marcus Tulio Tanaka

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Marcus Tulio Tanaka

Tulio playing for Japan in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Date of birth	(1981-04-24) April 24, 1981
Place of birth	Palmeira d'Oeste, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1998–2000	Shibuya Makuhari High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	39	(2)
2003	Mito HollyHock	42	(10)
2004–2009	Urawa Reds	168	(37)
2010–2016	Nagoya Grampus	188	(36)
2017–2019	Kyoto Sanga FC	92	(19)
Total		529	(104)
National team
2004	Japan U-23	3	(0)
2006–2010	Japan	43	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Tulio was born in Palmeira d'Oeste, Brazil on April 24, 1981. He moved to Japan at age 15 to complete his high school studies. After graduating from Shibuya Makuhari High School, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2001. In opening game against Kashima Antlers in 2001 season on March 11, he debuted as substitute defender in the 10th minutes instead Tony Popovic who was injured, and Tulio scored a goal in the 16th minutes. After the debut, he played many matches as center back in 2 seasons. However Hiroshima was relegated to J2 League end of 2002 season. In 2003, he moved to J2 League club Mito HollyHock. In October 2003, Tulio obtained his Japanese citizenship. Although he played as center back, he scored 10 goals in 2003 season. In 2004, he moved to J1 club Urawa Reds. Urawa won the champions in 2006 and he was selected MVP award. In 2007, Urawa won their first Asian champions in 2007 AFC Champions League. He played 168 matches and score 37 goals for the club in 6 seasons and was selected Best Eleven every season. In 2010, he moved to Nagoya Grampus. In his first season in Nagoya, Nagoya won the champions in 2010 J1 League first time in the club history. Nagoya also won the 2nd place in the 2011 season. He played 188 matches and scored 36 goals for the club. He was also selected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row (2010-2012). In 2017, he moved to J2 club Kyoto Sanga FC and played in 3 seasons. He retired end of 2019 season.

Tulio obtained his Japanese citizenship in October 2003. He played for Japan U-23 national team at the 2004 Olympic Games. He played as center back in full time in all 3 matches. On August 9, 2006, he debuted for the Japan national team under new manager Ivica Osim against Trinidad and Tobago which is Japan's first match after the 2006 World Cup. He played many matches for center back with Yuji Nakazawa. He was selected the Japan for 2010 World Cup. He played in full time in all 4 matches. He played 43 games and scored 8 goals for Japan until 2010.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2001	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	17	1	0	0	5	0	-		22	1
2002			22	1	0	0	5	0	-		27	1
2003	Mito Hollyhock	J2 League	42	10	3	0	-		-		45	10
2004	Urawa Reds	J1 League	21	3	1	0	6	1	-		28	4
2005			26	9	2	0	7	1	-		35	10
2006			33	7	1	0	7	1	-		41	8
2007			26	3	1	0	0	0	8	0	35	3
2008			31	11	1	0	1	0	4	1	37	12
2009			31	4	0	0	1	1	-		32	5
2010	Nagoya Grampus	J1 League	29	6	0	0	1	0	-		30	6
2011			31	6	0	0	2	2	5	0	38	8
2012			33	9	3	3	2	1	5	2	43	15
2013			27	3	0	0	4	1	-		31	4
2014			31	7	4	2	4	3	-		39	12
2015			30	5	0	0	6	2	-		36	7
2016			7	0	0	0	0	0	-		7	0
2017	Kyoto Sanga FC	J2 League	31	15	0	0	-		-		31	15
2018			31	4	0	0	-		-		31	4
2019			30	0	0	0	-		-		30	0
Country	Japan		529	104	51	13	16	5	22	3	618	125
Total			529	104	51	13	16	5	22	3	618	125

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	5	1
2007	4	1
2008	10	2
2009	13	2
2010	11	2
Total	43	8