# Marcus Tulio Tanaka

Marcus Tulio Tanaka is a Japanese footballer, born on 24 April 1981 in Palmeira d'Oeste, São Paulo, Brazil. Tanaka played as a centre-back for Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Red Diamonds. Tanaka scored 133 goals in 663 games for club and country and won 7 trophies, including the AFC Champions League and 2 league titles.

## Tanaka's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 620 | 125 |
| Japan | 43 | 8 |
| Total | 663 | 133 |

Goals per game: 0.20.

## Tanaka's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 7
- League titles: 2
- Domestic cups: 4
- AFC Champions League: 1
- Individual awards: 12

### Urawa Red Diamonds

- AFC Champions League: 1 (2007)
- J1 League: 1 (2006)
- Emperor's Cup: 2 (2005, 2006)
- Japanese Super Cup: 1 (2006)

### Nagoya Grampus

- J1 League: 1 (2010)
- Japanese Super Cup: 1 (2011)

### Individual

- Japanese Footballer of the Year: 1 (2006)
- J.League Most Valuable Player: 1 (2006)
- J.League Best Eleven: 9 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- J.League 30th Anniversary Team: 1

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2001–2002: Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 39 games, 2 goals
2. 2003: Mito HollyHock, 42 games, 10 goals
3. 2004–2009: Urawa Red Diamonds, 168 games, 37 goals
4. 2010–2016: Nagoya Grampus, 188 games, 36 goals
5. 2017–2019: Kyoto Sanga, 92 games, 19 goals

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