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My Take
What draws me to Hans Sarpei is the arc of a full-back who became a public voice. Defenders rarely get the headlines, yet here is a man who anchored Ghana's back line through a World Cup and then translated that quiet reliability into television, coaching, and consulting. I read that as someone unafraid to reinvent himself once the playing days ended. There is a steadiness to a career like his, built on doing the unglamorous work well, and I respect players who carry that same discipline off the pitch. He strikes me as a grounded, adaptable figure worth following beyond football.
Overview
Hans Adu Sarpei (born 28 June 1976) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a full-back. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hans Sarpei
- Name (Japanese)
- ハンス・サーペイ
- Reading
- はんす・さーぺい
- Born
- June 28, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Tema, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / television presenter / consultant / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Television presenter — see all → · More people from Ghana →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.