Hans Sarpei
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hans Adu Sarpei | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1996 | Chorweiler | ||
1996–1997 | Preußen Köln | ||
1997–1998 | Winfriedia Mülheim | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2000 | Fortuna Köln | 44 | (0) |
2000–2001 | MSV Duisburg | 20 | (1) |
2001–2007 | VfL Wolfsburg | 139 | (2) |
2001–2007 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 1 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Bayer Leverkusen | 42 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 3 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Schalke 04 | 9 | (0) |
Total | 258 | (3) | |
International career | |||
2000–2010 | Ghana | 36 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hans Adu Sarpei (born 28 June 1976) is a Ghanaian-German former professional footballer who played as a full back.
He also was a long time regular for the Ghana national football team. Sarpei most recently played for his country at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Club career
Sarpei was born in Tema. He was with VfL Wolfsburg for six seasons, where he extended his contract until 30 June 2007 in February 2004. He joined Wolfsburg in 2001 and made over 130 appearances for the Wolves. At the end of the 2006–07 Bundesliga season, then Wolfsburg manager Klaus Augenthaler decided not to renew Sarpei's contract.
On 18 May 2007, Sarpei moved to Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer signing a two-year deal.[1][2]
International career
Sarpei was a member of the Ghana national football team. As such, he participated at the 2006 World Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He also received call-ups for the 2006 African Cup of Nations and the 2010 African Cup of Nations squads.
Media career
In 2016, it was announced that Sarpei would be a host on the Netflix reality show Ultimate Beastmaster.[3]
Filmography
- 2015: 3 Türken und ein Baby (as Balthasar)
Personal life
Sarpei, who also has a German passport, moved to Germany from Ghana with his parents, when he was a child.[4] His older brother, Edward, is a former Bundesliga player for 1. FC Köln, currently playing for BP Worringen.[5] Sarpei enjoys his large Facebook followership which recoined various Chuck Norris facts on him.[6]
Honours
Club
Schalke 04
- Ghana
- Africa Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2010
- Africa Cup of Nations Bronze Medal: 2008
- FIFA World Cup last 16: 2006
- FIFA World Cup quarter-final: 2010
References
- ^ "Bayer holt Sarpei" (in German). www.kicker.de. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
- ^ "Sarpei heads to Leverkusen". ghanaweb.com. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
- ^ Prudon, Laura (9 May 2016). "Netflix Orders Global Competition Series 'Ultimate Beastmaster' from Sylvester Stallone, Dave Broome". Variety. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Hans Sarpei: Meine Laufbahn". www.hanssarpei.de. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2005.
- ^ "Ghanaweb Profile – Edward Sarpei". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Warum Hans Sarpei auf Facebook Kult ist ..." (in German). ZDF.de. Retrieved 10 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Hans Sarpei at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Tema
- Association football defenders
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- German footballers
- German people of Ghanaian descent
- SC Fortuna Köln players
- MSV Duisburg players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- VfL Wolfsburg II players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- FC Viktoria Köln players