Sami Hyypiä
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| Sami Hyypiä | ||
Sami Hyypiä |
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Sami Tuomas Hyypiä | |
| Date of birth | 7 October 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Porvoo, Finland | |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Liverpool | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992–1995 1995–1999 1999– |
MyPa Willem II Liverpool |
63 (8) 100 (3) 302 (30) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1992–2007 | Finland | 90 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (born 7 October 1973 in Porvoo) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League. Hyypiä plays as a central defender for Liverpool F.C. and Finland.
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[edit] Biography
Hyypiä started his career with Pallo-Peikot and KuMu, before joining Veikkausliiga club MyPa for the 1992 season. He won the Finnish Cup with MyPa in 1992 and 1995. Hyypiä made his debut for the Finnish national football team against Tunisia on 7 November 1992. He is the leader of Finland's defence, and is also the second choice captain of the team.
In 1995, he went on trial at Newcastle United for a first taste of English football when he was 22. Hyypiä said "They (Newcastle) certainly helped my career. I had a two-week trial in 1995 under Kevin Keegan and it gave me an insight into English football. I was a young player in Finland and I didn't really expect it to lead to anything. I just went for the experience, but it was good experience and I enjoyed my time there. It helped me a lot at the time to see a big English club at close hand and I always look forward to going back."
Later that year Hyypiä joined Dutch club Willem II. He had a successful time at the club and soon became a favourite with the fans.
In 1999 Hyypiä was bought by Liverpool, the team he supported as a boy, for £2.6 million, having been recommended to former chief executive Peter Robinson by a TV cameraman.[1] Upon his arrival, Hyypiä immediately formed a successful central defensive partnership with fellow arrival Stéphane Henchoz. In the 2000–01 season, Hyypiä shared the captaincy of Liverpool with Robbie Fowler while Jamie Redknapp, the full-time captain, was suffering from a long-term injury. During that season, Hyypiä and Fowler led the team to a historic cup treble: the Worthington Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup.
In 2002, Hyypiä became the full-time Liverpool captain after Redknapp, who had been blighted by long-term injuries, and Fowler both left the club. However after such a bright start to his Liverpool career came a relative lull and in 2003 Hyypiä was replaced as Liverpool captain by Steven Gerrard.
In 2004, new Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez moved Jamie Carragher from fullback to partner Hyypiä in central defence. This seemingly reinvigorated Hyypiä and the team went on to have a successful season, winning the UEFA Champions League, on the back of their solid defence. On 10 August 2005, it was reported that Hyypiä had agreed to a new three-year contract after weeks of talks with the Reds which would keep him at Anfield until 2008.
During the 2005–06 season he was relegated to third-choice captain after Jamie Carragher's ascent as Gerrard's deputy on the field. During the season he climbed into the top 25 in the club's all-time appearances table after featuring in the Carling Cup against Arsenal in January 2007.
Despite speculation in the summer of 2007 linking him to Fulham, Newcastle United, Reading and Wigan Athletic,[2] Hyypiä insisted that he will stay until the end of his contract.[3] On 25 August 2007 Hyypiä broke his nose during an away match against Sunderland in the Stadium of Light. He quickly returned on the pitch to play against Toulouse in the Champions League qualifying match on 28 August 2007, in which he scored the second goal for Liverpool while wearing the captain's armband in the absence of Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.
In January 2008, the Mail on Sunday claimed Celtic F.C. have enquired about the player, who is yet to agree a new deal to stay at Anfield. However, in March, Liverpool confirmed that Sami Hyypia would get a new contract, ending speculation about his future. Hyypia eventually signed a new deal in April until Summer 2009 with Benitez stating he is a good role model for young defenders such as Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger.
On 2nd March 2008 with his appearance vs Bolton Wanderers, Hyypia made it into the top 20 Liverpool FC player appearances of all time.
On 8th April 2008 he scored the equaliser between Liverpool F.C. and Arsenal F.C. in the Champions League quarterfinal. Liverpool went on to win the match scoring three more goals in the process, the final result being 4-2, taking Liverpool to the semifinals.
On 30th April 2008 he fouled Michael Ballack to give Chelsea a penalty kick in extra time of the second leg of the 2008 Champions League semifinal. Frank Lampard scored the penalty kick to put Chelsea ahead 3-2.
[edit] Player Profile
Hyypia is a very imposing player at central defence what with his height (6"4) and strength. Composed and assured in his defending and tackling, Hyypia has been regarded as one of Liverpool's most consistent and dependable players in recent years. Though he does lack pace, even from his younger playing days, he compensates this with his good sense of positioning and reading of the game. He is also a scoring threat from set pieces and has scored some very memorable and important goals for Liverpool in the past from these situations. Now entering the twillight years of his footballing career, Hyypia continues to perform consistently whenever he is called upon for either club or country.
[edit] Personal life
Hyypiä is married to Susanna Rissanen. They have two sons; Rico Nestor Hyypiä[4] and Kasper Erik Hyypiä.
Hyypiä has featured in a number of advertisements for L'Oreal hair products for men[5].
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2007–08 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2005–06 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |
| 2004–05 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2003–04 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 5 | |
| 2002–03 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 5 | |
| 2001–02 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 5 | |
| 2000–01 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | |
| 1999–00 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| Club | Season | Eredivisie | Dutch Cup | --- | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Willem II | 1998–99 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 1997–98 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1996–97 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 1995–96 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Club | Season | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| MyPa | 1995 | 26 | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 1994 | 25 | 5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 485 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 99 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 654 | 47 | |
[edit] Career honours
[edit] MyPa
Winner
- 1992 Finnish Cup
- 1995 Finnish Cup
[edit] Liverpool
Winner
- 2001 League Cup
- 2001 FA Cup
- 2001 UEFA Cup
- 2001 Charity Shield
- 2001 European Super Cup
- 2003 League Cup
- 2005 UEFA Champions League
- 2005 European Super Cup
- 2006 FA Cup
- 2006 Community Shield
Runner Up
- 2001–02 FA Premiership
- 2002 Charity Shield
- 2005 League Cup
- 2005 FIFA Club World Championship
- 2007 UEFA Champions League
[edit] Personal awards
- Finnish Player of the Year: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
- Finnish Sportsperson of the Year: 2001
- UEFA Team of the Year selection: 2001
[edit] References
- ^ / LFChistory.net - Past Present Future
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Gossip | Tuesday's gossip column
- ^ Hyypia Has No Plans To Leave
- ^ Sami Hyypiä - Biography
- ^ The Red Cauldron: Hello, This Is Sami "Hairpia"
[edit] External links
- Thisisanfield.com player profile
- Sami Hyypiä career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at www.liverpoolfc.tv
- Profile at ESPNsoccernet.com
- Sami Hyypiä named Finnish Footballer of the Year for a fifth time
- [1] Hyypiä at Newcastle
- LFChistory.net player profile
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Jamie Redknapp |
Liverpool F.C. Captain 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Steven Gerrard |
| Awards | ||
Preceded by Arsi Harju |
Finnish Sportsman of the Year 2001 |
Succeeded by Samppa Lajunen |
| Preceded by Jari Litmanen |
Finnish Footballer of the Year 1999 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Antti Niemi |
| Preceded by Antti Niemi |
Finnish Footballer of the Year 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Jussi Jääskeläinen |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hyypiä, Sami Tuomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hyypiä, Sami |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973-10-7 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Porvoo , Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
