Sami Hyypia

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Sami Hyypia
Sami Hyypia 2012.jpg
Sami Hyypiä in 2012
Personnel
Surname Sami Tuomas Hyypia
birthday 7th October 1973
place of birth Porvoo ,  Finland
size 196 cm
position Central defense
Juniors
Years station
1980-1989 Voikkaan Pallo-Peikot
1990-1991 Kumu Kuusankoski
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1989 Voikkaan Pallo-Peikot 3 0(0)
1991 Kumu Kuusankoski 19 0(0)
1992-1995 MyPa 96 0(8)
1995-1999 Willem II Tilburg 100 0(3)
1999-2009 Liverpool FC 318 (22)
2009-2011 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 53 0(3)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
Finland U18 9 0(2)
Finland U19 5 0(1)
1989-1992 Finland U21 26 0(8)
1992-2010 Finland 105 0(5)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2011–2012 Finland (assistant coach)
2013-2014 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Team Principal)
2012-2014 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2014 Brighton & Hove Albion
2015-2016 FC Zurich
1 Only league games are given.

Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (born October 7, 1973 in Porvoo ) is a former Finnish soccer player and today's soccer coach .

The tall central defender celebrated his greatest successes at the English club Liverpool FC . There he won the FA Cup twice ( 2001 and 2006 ) and the League Cup ( 2001 and 2003 ) as well as the UEFA Cup in 2001 and the Champions League in 2005 . He also played 105 internationals for the Finnish senior team ; He was footballer of the year in Finland nine times (in both the journalists' and the association's rankings).

Player career

In the club

Beginnings in Finland

Hyypiä began his active career in 1980 in the youth division of the football club Voikkaan Pallo-Peikot . His father was already active there as a central defender in the men's team, and his mother as a goalkeeper in an amateur team also played the same sport. The Filius was also interested in ice hockey, but the decision was made in favor of football. In 1989 he made the leap to senior level and played three third division games. After he moved to Kumu Kuusankoski before the 1990 season , he was initially used there as a youth, but in 1991 he also played 19 championship games. During this time, he had already completed his eleven-month military service in the army, thereby relieving himself of a duty at an early stage that would otherwise have been a hindrance to him if he were to move abroad. On his return he drew the attention of the coach of MyPa Anjalankoski by good performances and as a result Hyypiä moved to the Finnish first division promoted.

Hyypiä spent four seasons with MyPa in the top Finnish league. The club won three runners-up and the Finnish Cup twice. In his last competitive game for the club, the 1995 cup final, he headed the decisive 1-0 winning goal, with which MyPa qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup and was later drawn from Liverpool FC . At this point, however, Hyypiä had already turned his back on Finland and after trial training sessions at Newcastle United , Samsunspor and Werder Bremen , the Dutch club Willem II Tilburg signed him in 1995 .

Willem II Tilburg

In Tilburg, the newcomer quickly found his way around and especially under Co Adriaanse (nickname "Psycho Co"), who took over as head coach in 1997 and ran a strict regime, the team swung into one of the top teams in the honor division . With Hyypiä in the center of defense, Willem II closed the 1997/98 season in fifth place . The club qualified for a European competition for the first time and although Betis Sevilla finished their way there in the second round of the UEFA Cup , the team improved once again in the league by winning the runner-up in 1999 . This also meant automatic qualification for the Champions League and in recognition of his good performances, Hyypiä was voted Player of the Season by the club's fans.

Liverpool FC

Hyypiä 2006 in the shirt of Liverpool FC

At Liverpool FC they were urgently looking for a strengthening of the defensive network, because before the team under Roy Evans had scored numerous goals, but also conceded quite a few. Under the new coach Gérard Houllier and his assistant Phil Thompson , who had been a successful central defender in Liverpool for many years, Hyypiä helped to stabilize the team. Together with Stéphane Henchoz , who was also signed up in 1999 , he formed a reliable defense center from then on and due to his sturdy stature and technical skills in passing, he was an early leader in the team. In his first season he represented the injured Robbie Fowler and Jamie Redknapp as captain and when they left the club in 2001 and 2002, he took over the role of team captain permanently. This made him the first Liverpool captain who was not from the British Isles . What was remarkable about his defensive game was that Hyypiä often managed to get by without excessive tackle and remained without warning in 87 games in a row for Liverpool between January 2000 and October 2001. A temporary crisis between 2002 and 2003 led Houllier to appoint the up-and-coming "home grown" Steven Gerrard , who was 23 at the time, as the new captain in October 2003 - a decision that Hyypiä accepted without complaint.

Although his main area of ​​responsibility lay in defense, he often managed to cause unrest in front of the opposing goal. He scored 35 competitive goals during his time at Liverpool, surpassing well-known predecessors of the club in his position such as Alan Hansen , Mark Lawrenson , Phil Thompson and Ron Yeats . He scored his first goal in September 1999 against Manchester United and the last in a home game against Newcastle United (5-1) three days after Christmas 2008. His three best-known goals in the Champions League came in a quarter-final against Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2002), Juventus Turin (2005) and Arsenal FC (2008), with Hyypiä himself describing the goal with the left against Juventus, which contributed to the narrow progress and paved the way for the ultimately successful final in Istanbul, as his best goal. He was a key player in the team that won the Champions League in 2005 and from November 20, 2001 to February 21, 2006 he played 57 European Cup games without a break. After his initial defense partnership with Henchoz, he later formed a stable central defense with Jamie Carragher under the new coach Rafael Benítez from 2004 .

With the exception of the English championship, he won all major domestic cup trophies (twice the FA Cup ( 2001 and 2006 ) and the League Cup ( 2001 and 2003 )). In addition, the 2001 UEFA Cup came four years before the Champions League title . Only the up-and-coming Daniel Agger ensured that Hyypiä lost his regular place in the 2006/07 season. As a result, rumors of a change increased in the summer of 2007, but this had not yet taken place at that time. Instead, he returned more frequently to the starting line-up due to Agger's long-term injury and despite the signing of the Slovak Martin Škrtel in January 2008 in his position, Hyypiä played again 44 competitive games in the 2007/08 season. He extended his contract for a year in April 2008 and made 19 appearances in his tenth and final season for Liverpool. His last appearance was on May 24, 2009, when he came on for Gerrard against Tottenham Hotspur and took over the captain's armband for the remaining minutes. The Finn rejected business games that stipulated that Hyypiä should move up to the coaching staff of Liverpool FC, as the latter intended to continue his active playing career.

Bayer Leverkusen

Sami Hyypiä 2011 at Bayer 04 Leverkusen

For the 2009/10 season, Hyypiä moved from Liverpool to the German Bundesliga for Bayer 04 Leverkusen on a free transfer ; he signed a two-year contract. He scored his first league goal on January 24, 2010 in the game against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim , in which he scored 1-0 in the meantime (final score 3-0). In his first year at Bayer, Hyypiä completed the most league games. In August 2010, he prematurely extended his contract by one year until 2012.

The following year he was used in only 21 games. Therefore, on May 2, 2011, he announced his retirement at the end of the season. In addition, it became known that he wanted to train as a football teacher, be assistant coach of the Finnish national team and take over the post of assistant coach at Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the 2012/13 season. His last game as an active player was on May 7, 2011, when he was in the starting eleven on matchday 33 of the Bundesliga against Hamburger SV and was replaced by Eren Derdiyok after 33 minutes . On the 34th and final matchday against SC Freiburg , he only sat on the bench; at the end of his career he was German runner-up with Leverkusen.

In the national team

Hyypiä made his debut on November 7, 1992 as a 19-year-old in the Finnish national team against Tunisia . With his now 105 international matches, he is in second place among the players with the most appearances. He was the captain of the Finnish national team until the end of the World Cup qualification and was the third Finn to make 100 international matches. According to official FIFA regulations, Hyypiä is only the second Finn after Jari Litmanen to reach 100 international games, as FIFA does not consider the Olympics to be official international games, which means that Ari Hjelm officially only has 93 international games.

Hyypiä played his 100th international match on August 12, 2009 in Stockholm against Sweden , in which Finland lost 1-0. His last appearance in the national team was on October 12, 2010 against Hungary (1: 2) in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship .

Overall, Hyypiä was Finland's national player for almost 18 years and is the longest player in his country's national team after Jari Litmanen (21).

Coaching career

After the end of his active career, Hyypiä completed the first courses to acquire a trainer license. As part of this training, he also returned to Leverkusen for an internship and received an offer to support the Finnish national team as an assistant coach.

On April 1, 2012, Hyypiä became the new team manager at Bayer 04 Leverkusen . He succeeded Robin Dutt , who had been released after five competitive defeats in a row. Hyypiä should only train the team until the end of the season due to the lack of a coaching license and was supported by Sascha Lewandowski as a coach. Due to the successful final spurt, the two signed a new three-year contract during the summer break until June 30, 2015. Shortly afterwards, Hyypiä ended his engagement as assistant coach of the Finnish national team. Hyypiä and Lewandowski formed a rather unique coaching duo in the following season, in which not only Hyypiä but also Lewandowski were in the foreground of the reporting: While Hyypiä gave interviews before a game, Lewandowski did so after the game. According to sports director Rudi Völler , the two acted largely on an equal footing, with Hyypiä having the last word as team boss.

After Lewandowski, contrary to Wolfgang Holzhäuser's request , had declared his voluntary retirement into the youth department because he was "a little suspicious" of the professional business, Hyypiä took over the position of head coach for the 2013/14 season . This was possible after he had been registered by the Finnish Football Association for training for the UEFA Pro license . On April 5, 2014, Hyypiä was dismissed as Bayer 04 coach after twelve games with just one win and temporarily replaced by Lewandowski.

In June 2014, the English second division team Brighton & Hove Albion Hyypiä signed as the successor to Óscar García as the new team manager. After six months, he resigned in late December 2014 due to unsuccessfulness.

On August 21, 2015, the Swiss first division club FC Zurich signed Hyypiä as a coach. He was given a two-year contract with an option to extend for another year. On May 12, 2016, this engagement came to an end after the club was in dire straits.

Private

Hyypiä is married and has two sons. At his wedding in Helsinki in 2007, Campino from the Toten Hosen sang the song You'll Never Walk Alone at Hyypia's request . He lived with his family near Pulheim near Cologne .

successes

Title as a player
Awards as a player
Awards as a trainer
  • Finland's Coach of the Year: 2012

Web links

Commons : Sami Hyypiä  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hyypia fears Beckham threat. news.bbc.co.uk, March 22, 2001, accessed February 12, 2014 .
  2. ↑ a b c player profile. lfchistory.net, February 13, 2014, accessed February 13, 2014 .
  3. ↑ "Gerrard named Reds captain" (bbc.co.uk)
  4. ↑ Bayer grabs Hyypiä. kicker.de, May 4, 2009, accessed on January 27, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Bayer 04 sign Hyypiä. (No longer available online.) Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, May 4, 2009, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; accessed on January 27, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Frank Lußem: Hyypiä ends at the end of the season. kicker.de, May 2, 2009, accessed on January 27, 2014 .
  7. ↑ Match analysis Bayer Leverkusen - Hamburger SV. kicker.de, May 7, 2011, accessed on January 27, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Match analysis SC Freiburg - Bayer Leverkusen. kicker.de, May 14, 2011, accessed on January 27, 2014 .
  9. ↑ Bayer 04 continue to rely on Lewandowski and Hyypiä. (No longer available online.) Bayer04.de, May 15, 2012, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; accessed on January 27, 2014 .
  10. ↑ Hyypiä is only responsible for Bayer 04. (No longer available online.) Bayer04.de, May 24, 2012, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; accessed on January 27, 2014 .
  11. ^ Völler's weird pair of trainers on bild.de, November 29, 2012, accessed May 5, 2017
  12. ↑ Twins before the separation on sueddeutsche.de, March 18, 2013, accessed May 5, 2017
  13. ↑ Sami has the last word! on bild.de, August 4, 2012, accessed May 5, 2017
  14. ↑ a b Media report: Lewandowski leaves Hyypiä on sueddeutsche.de, April 2, 2013, accessed May 5, 2017
  15. ↑ Bayer throws Sami Hyypiä out, is Schaaf or Veh coming? focus.de, accessed on April 5, 2014.
  16. ↑ Hyypia returns to England. kicker.de, June 6, 2014, accessed June 10, 2014 .
  17. ^ Hyypia resigns in Brighton. sport1.de, December 22, 2014, accessed on December 22, 2014 .
  18. ↑ Sami Hyypiä new coach at FC Zurich ; fcz.ch; published and accessed on August 21, 2015
  19. ↑ Sami Hyypiä Trainer of the Year in Finland. (No longer available online.) Bayer04.de, January 16, 2013, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; accessed on January 27, 2014 .
predecessor Office successor

Jari Litmanen
Jari Litmanen
Antti Niemi
Jussi Jääskeläinen 		Footballer of the Year in Finland
1999
2001–2003
2005, 2006
2008–2010
Jari Litmanen
Antti Niemi
Jussi Jääskeläinen
Roman Eremenko
personal data
SURNAME Hyypia, Sami
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hyypiä, Sami Tuomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 7th October 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Porvoo , Finland