Hans Adu Sarpei (born 28 June 1976) is a Ghanaian former professional

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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

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in South Africa.

Club career

Sarpei was born in

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. He was with

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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

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season, then Wolfsburg manager

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decided not to renew Sarpei's contract. On 18 May 2007, Sarpei moved to

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on a free transfer signing a two-year deal.

International career

Sarpei was a member of the Ghana national team. As such, he participated at the

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and the

. He also received call-ups for the 2006 African Cup of Nations and the

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squads.

Media career

In 2016, it was announced that Sarpei would be a host on the

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''.

Filmography

*2015: 3 Türken und ein Baby (as Balthasar)

Personal life

Sarpei, who also has a German passport, moved to Germany from Ghana with his parents, when he was a child. His older brother, Edward, is a former Bundesliga player for 1. FC Köln, currently playing for BP Worringen. Sarpei enjoys his large Facebook followership which recoined various

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on him.

Honours

Schalke 04 *

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Ghana * Africa Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2010 * Africa Cup of Nations Bronze Medal:

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last 16: 2006 *

quarter-final: 2010

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarpei, Hans Living people 1976 births People from Tema Naturalized citizens of Germany German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent Ghanaian footballers German footballers Association football defenders Ghana international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 FIFA World Cup players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players SC Fortuna Köln players FC Viktoria Köln players MSV Duisburg players VfL Wolfsburg players VfL Wolfsburg II players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players FC Schalke 04 players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany