Hans Sarpei
Hans Sarpei at practice with Schalke 04 in 2011.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans Adu Sarpei | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2010 | Ghana | 36 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:17, 31 October 2010 (UTC) |
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Hans Adu Sarpei (born 28 June 1976 in Tema) is a retired Ghanaian-German footballer who played as a full back. His last club was Bundesliga side Schalke 04.
He also was a long time regular for the Ghana national football team. Sarpei most recently played for his country at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Sarpei 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. After putting pen-to-paper on a two-year deal, Sarpei revealed to German sports paper kicker: "It's great news for me. I am full of joy about the move and I am looking forward to playing international football with Bayer next season".
Sarpei was a member of the Ghana national football 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.
In 2016, it was announced that Sarpei would be a host on the Netflix reality show Ultimate Beastmaster.
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