Sami Hyypia: From Voikkaa to the Premiership (Mainstream Sport) - Softcover

Hyypia, Sami; Hakala, Olli

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840187689 ISBN 13: 9781840187687

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

This candid biography focuses on Sami Hyypia's eventful journey from his home village of Voikkaa to the heights of English premiership football as a pivotal member of the Liverpool team. It charts his life from childhood and documents his astonishing rise to fame in soccer, from youth teams to the Finnish senior sides Pallo-Peikot, KuMu, and MyPa, as well as his successful international career, before moving on to his years in Holland and England, playing for Willem II and Liverpool respectively. Featuring contributions from many colleagues and teammates including Joonas Kolkka, Antti Niemi, and Michael Owen, Sami Hyypia digs deep to reveal all about the man, his views on the game and life, and his plans for the future.

About this title

About the Author:

Liverpool captain Sami Hyypia was born in 1973 and joined Liverpool FC in 1999. He played a large part in the club's Treble-winning campaign of season 2000-01 and the Super Cup success against Bayern Munich. Olli Hakala is a teacher of philosophy who has written several books on education. He is also the editor of the Finnish Football League's Internet site.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1840187689
• ISBN 13: 9781840187687
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224