Marcus Tulio Tanaka

Marcus Túlio Tanaka (田中 マルクス 闘莉王, Tanaka Marukusu Tūrio, born Marcus Túlio Lyuji Murzani Tanaka on 24 April 1981) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Murzani and the second or paternal family name is Tanaka.
Marcus Túlio Tanaka
田中 マルクス 闘莉王
Tulio with Japan in 2008
Personal information
Full name Marcus Túlio Lyuji Murzani Tanaka
Date of birth (1981-04-24) 24 April 1981
Place of birth Palmeira d'Oeste, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1997 Mirassol
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 Red Diamonds 168 (37)
2010–2016 Nagoya Grampus 188 (36)
2017–2019 Kyoto Sanga 92 (19)
Total 499 (104)
International career
2004 Japan U-23 7 (0)
2006–2010 Japan 43 (8)
Medal record
Urawa Red Diamonds
WinnerAFC Champions League2007
WinnerJ1 League2006
Runner-upJ1 League2004
Runner-upJ1 League2005
Runner-upJ1 League2007
Runner-upJ.League Cup2004
WinnerEmperor's Cup2005
WinnerEmperor's Cup2006
Nagoya Grampus
WinnerJ1 League2010
Runner-upJ1 League2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Palmeira d'Oeste, Brazil to an Italian Brazilian mother and second generation Japanese Brazilian father, Tulio moved to Japan at age 15 to complete his high school studies.[2] After graduation from Shibuya Makuhari High School in Chiba Prefecture in 2001, Tulio joined the J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. In the opening game of the 2001 season on 11 March, he debuted as substitute defender in the tenth minute replacing the injured Tony Popovic, and scored a goal in the 16th minute.[3][4] After the debut, he played many matches as centre-back in two seasons. Sanfrecce was relegated to J2 League end of 2002 season.

In 2003, Tulio moved to fellow J2 League side Mito HollyHock. On 10 October 2003, he received approval to naturalise as a Japanese citizen.[5] Playing as a centre-back, he scored ten goals in the 2003 season.

In 2004, after a season at Mito, Tulio returned to the J1 League, joining Urawa Red Diamonds. After the strong performance in 2006 season, which led Urawa to win their first ever J1 League title, he received J.League Most Valuable Player. In 2007, Urawa won their first Asian champions in AFC Champions League. On 22 December 2009, after falling out with the management at Urawa as he was deployed in an unfamiliar position at the back, Tulio joined Nagoya Grampus.[6] He played 168 games and scored 37 goals in 6 seasons and was selected in the team's Best Eleven every season.

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 2011 season. On 9 January 2016, Nagoya Grampus announced that the club and Tulio were parting ways.[7] Nearly nine months later, on 28 August 2016, Tulio re-signed for Nagoya Grampus under new manager Boško Gjurovski,[8] before leaving Nagoya Grampus at the end of the 2016 season upon the expiration of his contract.[9]

In the off-season of the 2016–17 season, at the age of 35, Tulio signed with J2 club Kyoto Sanga FC.[10]

International career

Tulio obtained his Japanese citizenship on 10 October 2003.[5] He played for the Japan U23 national team at the 2004 Olympic Games. He played as centre-back in full time in all three matches.

Tulio made his debut for the Japan's senior national team on 9 August 2006, against Trinidad and Tobago.[11] He scored his first goal for Japan on 15 November 2006 in a 2007 Asian Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia.[11]

He missed 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals due to an injury. His absence was a big blow to the Japan national team.

He was selected Japan for 2010 FIFA World Cup. On 30 May, he scored for Japan against England in the 7th minute of a World Cup warm-up, and also scored for England against Japan in the form of an own goal 67 minutes later.[12] As Japan's captain Yuji Nakazawa later did the same thing, the game finished 2–1 for England. On 4 June, he scored for Ivory Coast against Japan in the form of an own goal in the 13th minute of a friendly match. Three minutes later, he injured Côte d'Ivoire attacker Didier Drogba's elbow which was fractured by a high challenge from Tulio.

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he played full time in all four matches as center back with Yuji Nakazawa.[11] Japan qualified to the knockout stage. This tournament was his last performance for Japan. He played 43 games and scored 8 goals for Japan.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of end of 2019 season[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[14]
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2001 J1 League 1710050–221
2002 2210050–271
Mito HollyHock 2003 J2 League 421030––4510
Urawa Red Diamonds 2004 J1 League 2131061–284
2005 2692071–3510
2006 3371071–418
2007 263100010[lower-alpha 1]0373
2008 31111010413712
2009 3140011–325
Nagoya Grampus 2010 J1 League 2960010–306
2011 316002250388
2012 3393321524315
2013 2730041–314
2014 3174243–3912
2015 3050062–367
2016 700000–70
Kyoto Sanga FC 2017 J2 League 311500––3115
2018 31400––314
2019 30000––300
Career total 5291041655113243620125
  1. Two appearances at FIFA Club World Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 200651
200741
2008102
2009132
2010112
Total438
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tulio goal.
List of international goals scored by Marcus Tulio Tanaka
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
115 November 2006Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan Saudi Arabia1–03–12007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
222 August 2007Kyushu Sekiyu Dome, Ōita, Japan Cameroon1–02–0Friendly match (2007 Kirin Challenge Cup)
314 June 2008Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
419 November 2008Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar3–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
517 June 2009Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Australia1–01–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
68 October 2009Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan Hong Kong4–06–02011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
711 February 2010National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Hong Kong2–03–02010 East Asian Football Championship
830 May 2010UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria England1–01–2Friendly match

Honours

Urawa Red Diamonds

Nagoya Grampus

Japan

Individual

References
  1. Marcus Tulio Tanaka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  2. "Brazilian Samurai ready to rumble for Japan". Zimbio. 29 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. Marcus Tulio Tanaka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  4. J.League
  5. "サッカー＝日系３人目の代表か?!＝トゥーリオの帰化認可＝アテネ五輪にも期待大＝祖父が広島、祖母は富山". Nikkey Shimbun. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. "Japan star Tulio swaps Urawa Red Diamonds for Nagoya Grampus Eight – Global". ESPN Soccernet. Reuters. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  7. Nagoya Grampus(in Japanese)
  8. 田中マルクス闘莉王選手、加入記者会見 (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  9. 田中 マルクス闘莉王選手、契約満了のお知らせ (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  10. "Kyoto Sanga finalize deal with Tulio". Japan Times. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  11. Japan National Football Team Database
  12. Barry Glendenning (30 May 2010). "Football: England v Japan – as it happened". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  13. Kyoto Sanga FC(in Japanese)
  14. Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
  15. "Yasuhito Endo named J-League 30-year MVP, Kazuyoshi Miura, Shunsuke Nakamura in best XI". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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