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Sami Hyypiä
Sami Tuomas Hyypiä is a Finnish professional football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back.
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sports · Finnish football manager (born 1973) · association football player · association football coach · also Sami Hyypiä, Sami Hyypia, Sami Tuomas Hyypiä, Sami Tuomas Hyypia, Hyypiä
Born 7 October 1973 · Q192840
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2026· 4 entries
“I have looked at the club from top to bottom and I am very impressed by what I”
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“Everybody understood after the Leeds game that they had more responsibility. That was the time, and when we had that [blip] period I think the players had to show responsibility on the pitch. I think Phil Thompson got criticism that was unfair. He was in a very difficult position. Us players have to do it on the pitch. But we got out of it.”
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“s inconsistencies, addressing the malaise of December and early January, when an 11-point lead over Manchester United became a deficit. Suddenly Liverpool were fifth and Houllier”
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland (2021).
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2020· 1 entry
As assistant manager, but left after just three months
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2015· 2 entries
Won: Finnish Football Hall of Fame inductee with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2015).
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And in the Finnish Sports Hall of Fame on 11 January 2024
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2014· 2 entries
Yahoo: Bayer Leverkusen fires coach Sami Hyypia
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For a brief spell as manager of now Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion
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2011· 2 entries
Won: UEFA awards 100 caps with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2011).
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Joined Finland in 2011.
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2010· 2 entries
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2009–10).
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Won: Finnish Footballer of the Year with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2010).
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2009· 4 entries
Won: Finnish Footballer of the Year with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2009).
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Played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2009–2011) — 53 appearances, 3 goals.
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Joined Leverkusen in 2009.
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And he was included Bundesliga Team of the Year for 2009–10
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2008· 1 entry
Won: Finnish Footballer of the Year with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2008).
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2006· 5 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Liverpool (2006).
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Won the English FA Cup with Liverpool (2005-2006).
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Won: FA Cup with Liverpool (2005–06).
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Won: FA Charity/Community Shield with Liverpool (2006).
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Won: Finnish Footballer of the Year with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2006).
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2005· 5 entries
Runner-up: FIFA Club World Championship with Liverpool (2005).
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Won: Finnish Footballer of the Year with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2005).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Liverpool (2005).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Liverpool (2004–05).
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As part of Liverpool's victorious 2004–05 Champions League campaign, where his defensive partnership with Jamie Carragher helped them win in the final
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2004· 1 entry
New Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez moved Jamie Carragher from fullback to partner Hyypiä in central defence
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2003· 4 entries
Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (2002–03).
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Won: Finnish Footballer of the Year with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2003).
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But Hyypiä still occasionally captained the side in his absence
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Hyypiä was replaced as Liverpool captain by Steven Gerrard
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2002· 5 entries
Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2001–02).
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Won award: Liverpool Player of the Season (2001–02).
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Won: Finnish Footballer of the Year with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2002).
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Hyypiä became first choice Liverpool captain after Redknapp, who had been blighted by long-term injuries, and Fowler both left the club
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Hyypiä released an autobiography, From Voikkaa to the Premiership
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2001· 13 entries
Won the English Football League Cup with Liverpool (2000-2001).
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Won the English FA Community Shield with Liverpool (2001).
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Won the English FA Cup with Liverpool (2000-2001).
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Won award: Finnish Sportsperson of the Year (2001).
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Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2001).
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Won: Finnish Footballer of the Year with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2001).
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Won: Nordic Football Championship with Finland (2000–01).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Liverpool (2001).
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Won: UEFA Cup with Liverpool (2000–01).
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Won: FA Charity/Community Shield with Liverpool (2001).
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Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (2000–01).
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Won: FA Cup with Liverpool (2000–01).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (2000–01).
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2000· 2 entries
Won award: PFA Team of the Year (1999–2000).
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Won: Finnish Footballer of the Year with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (2000).
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1999· 5 entries
Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (November 1999).
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Won: Finnish Footballer of the Year with Finnish Sports Hall of Fame (1999).
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Played for Liverpool F.C. (1999–2009) — 464 appearances, 35 goals.
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Moved to Liverpool, the team he supported as a child, in a deal worth £2
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Joined Liverpool in 1999.
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1995· 5 entries
Won: Finnish Cup with MyPa (1995).
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Joined Willem II in 1995.
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Under Kevin Keegan and it gave me an insight into English football
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At the age of 22, he went for a trial at Newcastle United, his first taste of English football
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Played for Willem II (1995–1999) — 100 appearances, 3 goals.
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1992· 6 entries
Won: Finnish Cup with MyPa (1992).
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Played for MYPA (1992–1995) — 96 appearances, 8 goals.
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When Jari Litmanen was one of his teammates, and again in 1995
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And, with 105 caps before retiring in 2010, is the country's third most capped Finnish player after Jari Litmanen and Teemu Pukki
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Played for Finland men's national football team (1992–2010) — 105 appearances, 5 goals.
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Joined MyPa in 1992.
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1990· 1 entry
Played for Kuusankosken Kumu (1990–1991) — 19 appearances, 0 goals.
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1989· 1 entry
Played for Finland national under-21 football team (1989–1992) — 27 appearances, 3 goals.
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1973· 1 entry
Born 1973-10-07.
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