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Hans Sarpei
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Ghana · 2008–11

Hans Sarpei

Stalwart LB, also LM, CB Right-footed box-to-box
Rating
80
Caps
36
Goals
1
Life
1976
Clubs
SC Fortuna Köln, VfL Wolfsburg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#28
Editorial rank of 33 for Ghana
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

He turned 34 two days after Ghana beat the United States in Rustenburg, then went out again for the Uruguay quarter-final, having played every match at left back in South Africa. A DFB-Pokal followed in 2011, when he started the final in Berlin for Schalke; with Ghana he was runner-up at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and third in 2008, across 36 caps and two World Cups. Career record: 36 caps and 1 goals for Ghana; club career at SC Fortuna Köln, VfL Wolfsburg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

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Career record

1997–1998Siegburger SV 04
1998–2000SC Fortuna Köln
1998–1998VfL Rheinbach
2000–2001MSV Duisburg
2001–2007VfL Wolfsburg
2007–2010Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2010–2012Schalke 04
—FC Viktoria Köln
Ghana36 caps, 1 goals

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Around Sarpei in the almanac

One rank above: Charles Taylor at #27.

One rank below: Isaac Acquaye at #29.

Ghana's editorial top five: Michael Essien · Abedi Pele · Samuel Kuffour · Asamoah Gyan · Stephen Appiah.