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22 hours ago · Runner-up. 1994 France. *Club domestic league appearances and goals. Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto (born 10 October 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward, currently manager of Cypriot First Division club APOEL .
- 10 October 1972 (age 50)
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto
- Porto, Portugal
22 hours ago · Fluminense Football Club (Brazilian Portuguese: [flumiˈnẽsi futʃiˈbɔw ˈklubi]), known as Fluminense or more commonly as Flu, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football, and the Carioca Championship, the state league of Rio de Janeiro.
- 78,838
- Fernando Diniz
- 21 July 1902; 121 years ago
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Brazil and Japan
Born in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Hulk started playing professionally with Esporte Clube Vitória in Salvador, Bahia, then went on loan to Japan to play for Kawasaki Frontale. Despite having been purchased on 15 January 2006, he was loaned to second division Consadole Sapporo, effective on 1 February, where he played all the 2006 seasonand scored 25 goals, one less than the top scorer. In 2007, he was loaned again to a second division team, Tokyo Verdy, where he was even more effective, scoring...
Porto
After Hulk's stay in Japan, he moved to Portugal to join defending champions Porto, who purchased 50% of his playing rights for €5.5 million from Uruguayan side Rentistas, with the transfer fee being received by an unnamed investor. When Moroccan teammate Tarik Sektioui suffered an injury, Hulk was given an opportunity to play forward and scored his first official domestic league goal for Porto in a 2–0 home win against C.F. Os Belenenses, later adding against F.C. Paços de Ferreira (same ven...
Zenit
On 3 September 2012, Hulk completed a transfer of €60 million, with Porto receiving €40 million,[fn 1] to Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, reuniting with former Porto teammate Bruno Alves. This transfer fee caused a lot of debate and a great stir since Mitrofanov, General director from Zenit denied publicly. Russian media R-Sport even claimed that Mitrofanov had shown the media the sales contract and the fee on the contract was €40 million and not €60 million. However, P...
Hulk made his debut for Brazil on 14 November 2009 in a friendly match against England in Doha, as the Seleção managed a 1–0 victory. On 26 May 2012, he scored his first three international goals in a 3–1 win against Denmark at the Imtech Arena, Hamburg. On 9 June 2012, in a friendly with Argentina, Hulk scored in a 3–4 loss. In July, he was named ...
Hulk was previously married to Iran Angelo de Souza, who he met in Japan. The pair married in 2007 before separating in July 2019. They have two sons, Ian and Tiago, and a daughter, Alice. After splitting from Iran, Hulk began dating her niece, Camila Souza in October 2019. It was reported in March 2020 that Hulk had married Camila, in part due to ...
Club
1. As of 30 July 2021.
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year International goals Goals in the Summer Olympics
Porto 1. Primeira Liga: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 2. Taça de Portugal: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 3. Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2009, 2010, 2011 4. UEFA Europa League: 2010–11 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1. Russian Premier League: 2014–15 2. Russian Cup: 2015–16 3. Russian Super Cup: 2015 Shanghai SIPG 1. Chinese Super League: 2018 2. Chines...
Hulk – FIFAcompetition record (archived)- 25 July 1986 (age 37)
- 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Givanildo Vieira de Sousa
- Campina Grande, Brazil
