# Sami Hyypiä

Sami Hyypiä is a Finnish football manager, born on 7 October 1973 in Porvoo, Finland. Hyypiä played as a centre-back for Liverpool and MyPa. Hyypiä scored 51 goals in 758 games for club and country and won 12 trophies, including the Champions League.

## Hyypiä's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 653 | 46 |
| Finland | 105 | 5 |
| Total | 758 | 51 |

Goals per game: 0.07.

## Hyypiä's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 12
- Domestic cups: 8
- Champions League: 1
- Other international club trophies: 3
- Individual awards: 21

### MyPa

- Finnish Cup: 2 (1992, 1995)

### Liverpool

- FA Cup: 2 (2000–01, 2005–06)
- Football League Cup: 2 (2000–01, 2002–03)
- FA Charity/Community Shield: 2 (2001, 2006)
- UEFA Champions League: 1 (2004–05)
- UEFA Cup: 1 (2000–01)
- UEFA Super Cup: 2 (2001, 2005)

### Individual

- UEFA Team of the Year: 1 (2001)
- ESM Team of the Year: 1 (2000–01)
- Liverpool Player of the Season: 1 (2001–02)
- Finnish Sportsperson of the Year: 1 (2001)
- Premier League Player of the Month: 1 (1999)
- PFA Team of the Year: 2 (1999–2000, 2001–02)
- Finnish Sports Hall of Fame: 1
- Finnish Footballer of the Year: 10 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1 (2009–10)
- UEFA awards 100 caps: 1 (2011)
- Finnish Football Hall of Fame inductee: 1 (2015)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1989: PaPe, 3 games, 0 goals
2. 1990–1991: Kumu, 19 games, 0 goals
3. 1992–1995: MyPa, 96 games, 8 goals
4. 1999–2009: Liverpool, 318 games, 22 goals
5. 2009–2011: Bayer Leverkusen, 53 games, 3 goals

## What fans say about Hyypiä

- Is Hyypiä the GOAT? [Vote on the fans' all-time list](https://mygoat.football/picks/goat)
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## More Finnish footballers

- [Jari Litmanen](https://mygoat.football/p/Jari_Litmanen)
- [Teemu Pukki](https://mygoat.football/p/Teemu_Pukki)
- [Jussi Jääskeläinen](https://mygoat.football/p/Jussi_J%C3%A4%C3%A4skel%C3%A4inen)

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