Relegated J. League side Nagoya Grampus informed former Japan defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka he will not receive a contract offer for next season, a club source said Sunday when the club also confirmed the departure of manager Bosko Djurovski.
The Brazil-born Tulio, one of the core members of Grampus' 2010 J1 title-winning squad, left the club after last season when offered a huge pay cut. But the 35-year-old returned from Brazil in August at Djurovski's request. The Serb had been appointed to replace Takafumi Ogura at the helm following a 17-game winless run.
Tulio was back in the fold against Albirex Niigata on Sept. 10 in Nagoya's first league win in over four months, and the club got out of the relegation zone after three wins and one defeat following the influential center-back's return.