Tanque (footballer)

Tanque
Personal information
Full name Marcus Vinícius Batista dos Santos
Date of birth (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Zalaegerszeg
Number 17
Youth career
–2012 Tanabi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Eger 1 (0)
2013– Zalaegerszeg 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2014

Marcus Vinícius Batista known professionally as Tanque (born 18 July 1991 in Goiânia) is a Hungarian football player who plays as forward for Zalaegerszegi TE. In the Portuguese language, a tanque refers literally to a "heavy steel-covered vehicle armed with guns" (a military tank).[1] In a sporting context, specifically within Brazilian and Hispanic football, the nickname is used as a metaphor for a "target man" or a "power forward."

Club statistics

As of 1 March 2014
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eger 2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Zalaegerszeg 2013–14 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 0
Total 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 0
Career totals 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 0

References

  1. ^ "tanque". dictionary.cambridge.org. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.