Photo: Дмитрий Неймырок/Dmitry Neymyrok/Dmitrij Nejmyrok / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
To me Sami Hyypiä is the quiet anchor every great team secretly depends on. He never played the showman; that 195 cm frame won battles through reading and composure rather than brute force, and his years at the heart of defence felt almost reassuringly calm. The Finnish Football Hall of Fame and a 2021 knighthood in the Order of the Lion tell you how much his country values him. What I admire most is the dignified arc into coaching, building trust the same patient way he once defended. He is exactly the kind of understated craftsman I find myself rooting for.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sami Hyypiä
- Name (Japanese)
- サミ・ヒーピア
- Reading
- さみ・ひーぴあ
- Born
- October 7, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Porvoo, Uusimaa Province, Finland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 195 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Finnish Football Hall of Fame
- 2021 Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Sami Hyypiä born?
Born October 7, 1973 (age 52).
Where is Sami Hyypiä from?
Sami Hyypiä is from Porvoo, Uusimaa Province, Finland.
What does Sami Hyypiä do?
Sami Hyypiä works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Sami Hyypiä?
Sami Hyypiä is 195 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
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.