Another Brazilian Veteran Searching 1000 Goals

Another icon of Brazilian football in the 90’s still is making the headlines. Tulio Maravilha, the 39 year-old forward who scored against Argentina using his hand in the 1995 Copa America, is searching for his 1000th goal. Tulio, who had great success with Botafogo in the mid 90’s, is playing for Vila Nova, club from the second division. So far, the striker ha 15 goals in 15 matches and is one of the top strikers in Brazil in 2008 (adding the goals he scored in the Goais state championship). Last weekend, Tulio scored 4 goals in the match against Marilia. The forward, always known for a perfect sense of self-marketing, claims he has 851 goals in his career, couting the goals when he belonged to U-18 squads. After the match against Marilia he predicted to reach the mark in 2010, at the age of 41. And he hopes to do that playing for Botafogo. A forward who is able to score the goal below in a professional match (Botafogo – Universidad Catolica for the 1996 Copa Libertadores) deserves this personal record.

Category: Folklore, Players

Tags: 1000 goals, Botafogo, Folklore, Marilia, Players, Second Division, Tulio Maravilha, Vila Nova

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