Túlio Maravilha

Túlio Humberto Pereira Costa (born 2 June 1969), sometimes simply referred as Túlio or Túlio Maravilha ("Wonder Túlio"), is a former Brazilian international footballer who played as a forward.

He played for many Brazilian club teams, such as Goiás, Botafogo, Corinthians, Vitória, Fluminense, Cruzeiro and Vila Nova and several lower-division teams in Brazil. In Europe, he had short spells, playing for Sion in Switzerland and Újpest in Hungary. He also played for the Brazil national team, scoring 13 times in 15 matches and appearing at the 1995 Copa América, where they finished 2nd. His best years were while he was at Botafogo, where he was three times the league top scorer (1989, 1994 and 1995) and won the 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro. After this he became a journeyman and never played for the same team for more than one season.

According to Tulio, he reached 1,000 goals in 2014, at 44 years old, however, this includes goals in friendlies, commemorative games and amateur football.

International career Tulio played 15 games with Brazil national team and scored 13 goals. The team never lost a match with Tulio on the pitch.

With the national team, Túlio was famous for scoring a controversial equalizer against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 1995 Copa América in Uruguay in which he committed a deliberate handball. Túlio played one more time for the Brazil national team, scoring two goals against Colombia, at a friendly match in Manaus-AM (Vivaldo Lima stadium).

Personal life Télvio, his twin brother, was also a professional footballer and played alongside Túlio at Fluminense FC, Botafogo FR and FC Sion. His son, Tulio Humberto Pereira da Costa Filho, was born on the same date as his father.

Honours Goiás Campeonato Goiano: 1989, 1990, 1991

Botafogo Série A: 1995 Teresa Herrera Trophy: 1996 Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1998

Corinthians Campeonato Paulista: 1997

Cruzeiro Recopa Sudamericana: 1998

Vila Nova Campeonato Goiano: 2001

São Caetano Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2000

Újpest Hungarian Cup: 2002

Brasiliense Série C: 2002

Jorge Wilstermann Copa Aerosur: 2004

Volta Redonda Taça Guanabara: 2005 Copa Finta Internacional: 2005

Itauçu Campeonato Goiano Third Division: 2006

Individual Bola de Prata: 1989, 1990, 1995 Sharp Award: 1995 Sony Award: 1995 Série A: 1989, 1994, 1995 Série B top scorer: 2008 Série C top scorer: 2002, 2007 Campeonato Brasiliense top scorer: 2009 Campeonato Carioca top scorer: 1994, 1995, 2005 Campeonato Goiano top scorer: 1991, 2001, 2008 Campeonato Goiano Third Division top scorer: 2006 Campeonato Paulista top scorer: 2000

Records Goiás all-time leading scorer with 187 goals. Vila Nova all-time leading scorer with 99 goals. Holds the record for most goals scored in a single Série C, with 27 goals in 2007. Six time leading scorer of Campeonato Brasileiro, including Série A, B and C. He is the only player to be a leading scorer in three different levels in Brazilian football system (Série A, B and C). He was the Brazilian season scorer in 1995 (67 goals) and 2007 (50 goals).