Hans Sarpei

For the footballer born in 1998, see Hans Nunoo Sarpei.

Hans Adu Sarpei (born 28 June 1976) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

Hans Sarpei

Sarpei in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Hans Adu Sarpei^[1]
Date of birth	(1976-06-28) 28 June 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Tema, Ghana
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
0000–1996	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

He also was a long time regular for the Ghana national 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.^[2][3]

International career

Sarpei was a member of the Ghana national 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.^{[citation needed]}

Media career

In 2016, it was announced that Sarpei would be a host on the Netflix reality show Ultimate Beastmaster.^[4]

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.^[5] His older brother, Edward, is a former Bundesliga player for 1. FC Köln, currently playing for BP Worringen.^[6] Sarpei enjoys his large Facebook followership which recoined various Chuck Norris facts on him.^[7]

Honours

Schalke 04

• DFB-Pokal: 2010–11

Ghana

• Africa Cup of Nations: runner-up 2010; third place: 2008

References

1. (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
2. "Bayer holt Sarpei" (in German). www.kicker.de. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
3. "Sarpei heads to Leverkusen". ghanaweb.com. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
4. Prudon, Laura (9 May 2016). "Netflix Orders Global Competition Series 'Ultimate Beastmaster' from Sylvester Stallone, Dave Broome". Variety. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
5. . www.hanssarpei.de. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2005.
6. "Ghanaweb Profile – Edward Sarpei". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
7. "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)