Givanildo Vieira De Sousa

Hulk is a Brazilian footballer, one of the twenty highest paid players in the world, the owner of the most powerful hit - he sends the ball at speeds up to 214 km / h. Colleagues from “Zenith” remembered, in addition to their undoubted playing talent, one “trick”: in the second half, the winger came out completely dressed in a fresh uniform.

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The Hulk has an easy character, for a forward it is not a problem to sign an autograph, take a selfie or answer a couple of questions. So the journalists learned that the spread of the news about the Brazilian obtaining Japanese citizenship is nothing more than a rumor.

Givanildo Vieira de Sousa, better known as Hulk, was born in the municipal Brazilian town of Campina Grande. The parents of the future football player, Giovano and Maria before Socorro Sousa, were engaged in trade - they had their own butcher shop in the local market. They also sold used cars at one time. In addition to their son, Giovano and Maria have 6 more daughters: Nayara, Jessica, Angelica, Zhilvania, Corrigna and Nilda.

As the only boy in the house, Givanildo was forced from early childhood to help his parents in order to feed a large family. From entertainment at a young age, he only had football on the street or on the beach with local boys, as well as comics. The child preferred the green giant-strongman Hulk to other superheroes, for which he received a nickname from his father. Since then, the athlete has been called the Hulk.

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As a teenager, the guy spent more time with the ball, and at the age of 12 he got into the local football school "Ze do Egito". A year later, the young footballer was already in the Serrano children's team, which plays in the 4th Brazilian division. Scouts were interested in a strong physique, so at a young age, Hulk changed many clubs.

After a year in Serrano, there was a season in the Portuguese youth club Vilanovense, then another year in the youth team of one of the most titled Brazilian teams, Sao Paulo. Interestingly, in children's and youth football, Hulk played as a defender, and occasionally as a midfielder.

At the age of 16, a novice footballer enters the Victoria club from the Brazilian city of El Salvador and signs the first professional contract with the team. But the Hulk was destined to play only one game for this club. So the sports biography of the Brazilian begins. In 2005, the rights to the footballer were bought by the Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale, which brought together a whole diaspora of Brazilian players. In the 1st season, Hulk played 12 matches, in which he scored only once. Therefore, the Kawasaki coach decided to rent the young athlete.

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The forward moved to another Japanese club - "Consadole Sapporo", which at that time was playing in the country's second most important football league. In this club, the Brazilian was first used as a drawn striker. As a result, having played 38 matches, Hulk scored 25 goals and took 2nd place in the championship scorers' race.

In 2007, the striker was again sent on loan to the club of the 2nd Japanese League "Tokyo Verdi". During the season, the Hulk scores 37 goals in 42 matches and becomes the top scorer of the championship. The team "Tokyo Verdi", thanks to the Hulk, enters the main tournament of Japan (J-League) and redeems the contract of its best striker.

However, in the first division, the Brazilian managed to play only 13 games, in which he scored 7 goals. The champion of Portugal drew attention to the effective striker, and Hulk signs a long-term contract with Porto.

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The striker made his debut in a blue and white jersey for the Portuguese Super Cup against Sporting, which the Hulk team lost. Porto coach Jesualdo Ferreira decided to use the Brazilian as a wing forward after this game, which brought results. For 4 seasons spent in this team, Hulk played in 99 matches and scored 54 goals.

The striker became the champion of Portugal three times with Porto, won the Portuguese Cup three times, and also raised the Portuguese Super Cup three times. And in 2011, having beaten compatriots from Braga in the final of the Europa League, Hulk, along with his team, became the winner in the second most important European club tournament.

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From the player's personal achievements during that period, the title of the top scorer of the Portuguese championship of the 2010/2011 season is distinguished. Also, the forward was recognized as the best player in Portugal in 2010 and 2011. This success was noticed by representatives of the management of other clubs. Porto regularly received offers to sell the Hulk transfer list. We talked about the interest in the person of the Brazilian from the famous European clubs Liverpool, Valencia, Inter Milan.

Makhachkala's Anji team agreed to pay € 80 million for the transition, as well as pay a contractual salary of € 10 million every year. But she received a refusal from the player himself, since Hulk said that he would only move to a truly strong club, which would fight for medals in the national championship and for European trophies. In September 2012, Hulk moved to Zenit. Petersburgers paid € 60 million for the transfer of a football player.

The athlete played his first match for Zenit against Terek Grozny, but according to his personal tradition, he again lost the debut meeting. Adaptation to the Russian championship was difficult. The name of the Hulk was regularly associated with dissatisfaction with the coach, players and the situation in the club, several times the player told the press that he would like to leave St. Petersburg.

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The representatives of the management of Chelsea London, Fenerbahce Istanbul, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid also added fuel to the fire, who openly declared their desire to acquire a physically strong (height 180 cm, weight 85 kg) striker.

Anyone who watched the winger celebrate a successful goal could be convinced of the power of the Hulk: he pulled off his shirt, showing his torso and playing with his muscles for the camera. At the same time, the coaches noted that the football player did not feel much love for training in the gym, he preferred to work with the ball.

The athlete did not even tell his friends how he achieved such an impressive muscle mass. And the Hulk's mother claimed that it was all about the milk with which she gave her son in childhood. The striker himself said that when he was little he loved to carry weights. On top of that, according to rumors, the man has an incredible foot size - 63. Trying to knock down such a hero on the field is not an idea.

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When the Hulk adjusted to the new team's playing style, he returned to his former playing form, becoming a key player at Zenit. With this team, the striker became the champion of Russia in 2015 and won the Russian Super Cup of the same year. In addition, the forward was named the top scorer in the championship, scoring 15 goals in 28 games.

Also, the Brazilian legionnaire was included in the list of the best football players of the Russian championship three times, and in 2014 he won the "Most famous people of St. Petersburg" award in the "Sportsmen" category. In total, Hulk played 148 matches in Zenit's shirt, in which he managed to score 77 goals.

In June 2016, for € 55 million, the leader of the St. Petersburg club went to the Chinese "Shanghai SIPG" ("Shanghai Tellais") to conquer the next peak. According to press reports, the salary of the forward in the new team was € 20 million per year. In the 2016/2017 season, the Brazilian striker managed to score 8 goals for the club and gave 5 assists.

The first match for the Asian team ended in the 21st minute - Hulk suffered an ankle injury and was out of the game for 2 months. After recovering, he secured bronze medals of the Chinese Super League for Shanghai. The following season, the club, with the help of a prolific Brazilian, reached 2nd place and reached the final of the China Football Association Cup for the first time.

Nevertheless, against the background of his performances at Zenit, the Brazilian's “Chinese tour” seemed to the Russian fans a mistake. On Instagram and other social networks, fans have repeatedly turned to their idol with a request to return to Russia, because in the memory of fans there is a video of amazing heads with which the Hulk made the fans so happy.

In May 2017, the Hulk was accused of assaulting Guaizhou coach Yu Ming and hatred of the Chinese. The leadership of the Shanghai SIPG did not confirm these reports, stating that such statements provoke hostility between representatives of different nationalities. According to the player, the fault lies in the lack of knowledge of the language, people simply did not understand each other.

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In June 2017, information appeared in the Russian media that the Zenit management was studying the possibility of returning the footballer to the team. Sports director of "blue-white-blue" Konstantin Sarsania told about it to journalists. It was assumed that the Hulk will return to Zenit on loan.

In addition to the proposal from the Russian club, the Brazilian had a few more options under consideration from other European teams.

A career in the national team is not going as well for the Hulk as in the club. The forward was first called up to the country's main team in 2009. The debut was a friendly game against England. In 2013, the Hulk, along with the Brazilian national team, won the Confederations Cup. So far, this is the striker's only achievement in the national team. Also with the Olympic team, the footballer won 2nd place and silver medals at the 2012 London Olympics.

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At the disastrous home World Cup for the Brazilians in 2014, the Hulk took part in almost all matches, became the main striker in the national team along with Neymar and Fred. At the world championship, the forward scored the only goal, but the goal was canceled due to a violation of the rules. After this World Cup, the coach of the national team stopped calling the Hulk into the team.

According to polls conducted by the O Globo publication, the compatriots did not include the football player in the symbolic team that they would like to see at the World Cup in Russia. The team found a place for David Luis, Thiago Silva, Casemiro, Willian, but not Hulk. So the Brazilian national team arrived at the tournament - without one of the brightest and most optimistic players.

Hulk met his future wife, whose name is Iran, when he was playing in Japan. Once in a store selling goods from Brazil, a man noticed an attractive girl and left her a phone number. Iran is 8 years older than the Hulk.

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The couple are raising sons - Ian, who was born in 2008, and Thiago, who is 2 years younger than his brother. Boys are fond of sports and attend the karate section. In 2016, on Instagram, the athlete announced a long-awaited event in his personal life - the couple adopted a girl, Alice. The paperwork took a year to complete.

The Hulk devotes all his goals to his wife and children, their photographs take up a good half of the account on the social network. Also, with the whole family, they go for a walk in parks and shopping. They also fell in love with skiing, this sport became their second favorite after football.

True, in Brazil, the family is forced to move accompanied by guards. This method had to be resorted to after the Hulk's sister Angelica was kidnapped in 2012. According to the police version provided by the media, the girl was released by the criminals a day later, because they quarreled among themselves, not knowing in what form to demand a ransom.

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The Hulk was also attacked when he played in Portugal. Returning home on vacation, the forward became a victim of an armed robber. Saved by the fact that the athlete was from the favelas and knew where to look for help. The next day, the phones and the car were returned.

Despite the formidable dimensions, the Hulk does not live up to the nickname in character: at heart, the football player is a romantic. Iran says that her husband often sings Brazilian ballads to her.

In 2018, the Brazilian striker was hailed by soccer fans as the "new emperor of China." Hulk entered the field with a captain's armband, scored in 3 rounds of the Super League in a row, recorded 13 goals in 25 matches. In the second half of the championship, "Shanghai SIPG" played 13 unbeaten matches and secured a victory over "Guangzhou Evergrande" 2 rounds before the final. Moreover, a direct competitor in the struggle for the 1st place for 7 years did not allow anyone to approach leadership positions.

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In an interview given in early 2019, Hulk shared that he expects to work in China before the completion of the contract in 2020. Now he is satisfied with everything - the club, the city, and the attitude of others. The winger does not yet know what will happen next. Perhaps he will return to the Brazilian Palmeiras, which he loves very much, and will try to win the national championship, but he misses both Russia and Portugal:

With the Brazilian national team

Silver medalist of the 2012 Olympics Winner of the Confederations Cup

With Porto

Three-time Portuguese champion Three-time Portuguese Cup Winner Europa League Winner

As part of Zenit

Champion of Russia Winner of the Cup and Super Cup of Russia

As part of "Shanghai SIPG"

Chinese Champion China Football Association Super Cup Winner

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