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Hans Adu Sarpei


Hans Sarpei
CLUB:
Schalke 04
POSITION:
Defender
BORN:
1976-06-28
BIRTHPLACE:
Tema
PREVIOUS CLUBS:
Bayer Leverkusen , Wolfsburg (GER), MSV Duisburg(GER), Fortuna Köln(GER), Winfrieda Mülheim(GER), Viktoria Köln(GER), SV Chorweiler
HEIGHT / WEIGHT:
178cm/68kg
NIKNAME:
GHANA DEBUT :
0000-00-00
CAPS/GOALS:
10/-

Hans was born in Ghana, but moved to Germany at the age of 3 together with 2 other siblings (out of 9 brothers and sisters) and his father. grew up in Cologne. He started his professional career relatively late. He managed to get his first professional contract with Fortuna Cologne at the age of 22 (when that club was still active in professional football) when coach Toni Schumacher promoted him to the first team. He then also played for Duisburg before moving 2001 to Wolfsburg. The versatile midfielder played 6 years for Vfl Wolfsburg (139 games).

Sarpei’s best position is as a defensive midfield player, but he can also operate in defence.

Bayer Leverkusen signed Hans Sarpei on a free transfer at the end of the 2006-07 season.

News

Aug 25 2010: Ghana defender Hans Sarpei has signed a two-year deal with German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 from Bayer Leverkusen.