Sami Hyypia Profile – Net Worth, Background, Early Life, Family, Club, and International Career

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Sami Tuomas Hyypiä, commonly known as Sami Hyypia, is a former professional football player and manager, who is known for his time with the Premier League club Liverpool. Unfortunately, the couple got divorced in 2022, and since then, Sami Hyypia has been dating Finnish racing driver Emma Kimiläinen.Sami Hyypia | Club CareerWillem IIDespite playing ice hockey during his youth days, his parents’ influence meant that there was only one sport for his career.

Later, in 1995, after unsuccessful trials at Newcastle United, Hyypia joined Dutch club Willem II and spent four years with the Dutch club, helping them qualify for the Champions League and winning the Player of the Year award in his last season with the club.LiverpoolAfter signing for Premier League club Liverpool in May 1999 for a transfer fee of £2.6 million, Hyypia went through several ups and downs during his Liverpool career, becoming the team’s first-choice captain and then, 2 years later, being demoted to the third-choice captain as well. After reaching the milestone of featuring in 100 matches for the national side, becoming the third-most capped international Finnish player and participating in a total of nine international tournaments for Finland’s senior national team, he played his last match for Finland as a captain on October 12, 2010, in a 2-1 home defeat against Hungary in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers.Sami Hyypia | Managerial CareerAfter he retired from his professional player career, Sami quickly took up the managerial job, becoming assistant manager of both Bayer Leverkusen and Finland simultaneously and helping the teams perform up to the standards.

(Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images)English club Brighton appointed Sami Hyppia as their head manager on June 6, 2014, and although the club had a decent start under his tenure, Hyppia himself resigned from the job on December 22, 2014, just 6 months into the season, after managing to win only one in his last 18 matches, which has led the club near the relegation zone of the English Championship.Sami Hyppia was appointed as the head coach for Swiss side FC Zurich on August 21, 2015 but just one year into his tenure, he was sacked by the club after he had lost the vote of confidence within the club. Since then, Hyppia has not taken up any other managerial job yet.Sami Hyypia | Records and StatisticsSami Hyypia’s statistics as a player, encompassing all his appearances and goal contributions for the teams he played for during his long career, are presented in the table below:TeamsAppearancesGoalsAssistsLiverpool4643515Willem II Tilburg 10536Myllykosken Pallo-4710580Bayer 04 Leverkusen6033Finland10553Sami Hyypia | Net WorthReportedly, Sami Hyypia’s estimated net worth is around $7 million, with a significant portion of his income coming from the high-end salary he earns as a football manager.