Incredible Hulk: Ex Brazil Star Scores Outrageous 40 Yard Free Kick

• Former Brazil forward Hulk recently left social media in awe with an unbelievable 40-yard free kick
• The 37-year-old exhibited sheer shot power with a free kick that left the goalkeeper clutching at air
• Hulk has been playing in his native Brazil for Atletico Miniero since 2021 in the twilight of his career

Veteran football fans will be familiar with the name 'Hulk' - a Brazilian footballer known for his frightening strength and power.

Hulk, whose real name is Givanildo Vieira de Sousa, still leaves fans baffled at how he did not play for any club in Europe’s top five leagues in his prime.

Now 37, he is seeing out the twilight years of his career in his native Brazil with Atletico Miniero, a club he has played for since 2021.

He recently showed the world that he still has it with an outrageous free kick from 40 yards out in a league game.

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Atletico Miniero took a trip to Sao Paolo, where Hulk proved to be the inspiration for his side’s 2-0 victory thanks to his thunderous spot kick, as seen by GOAL.

In the fourth minute, the away side got a free kick and it would seem like an impossible task to beat the wall and the goalkeeper from that distance.

However, it appeared no one gave Hulk the memo as he struck a powerful shot which beat everyone and buried itself into the net.

The strike instantly went viral on social media.

Fans react to Hulk's massive goal

@LTrevill said:

"Still ridiculously insane"

@Slime2410 added:

"Hulk was always built differently. Imagine if your strikers' duo was him and Adriano"

While @GenKizzy said:

"Wow, anyway… his name says it all."

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Inter Miami star, Lionel Messi, is among the most prolific strikers from the spot, but the Argentine does not come close to legendary Brazilian, Juninho.

He played a vital part in Olympique Lyonnais' domination of French football in the early 2000s, leading them to seven Ligue 1 titles from set pieces.