Sami Hyypiä

Finnish association football manager (born 1973)
Person human Q192840
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Sami Hyypiä was born on October 7, 1973, in Porvoo [1][2]. He holds Finnish citizenship . His professional career includes roles as an association football player and an association football coach [1].

He has received significant recognition for his contributions to the sport, including induction into the Finnish Football Hall of Fame [3][4]. Additionally, he was awarded the title of Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland [3][4].

Sami Hyypiä

Summary

Sami Hyypiä is a human[1]. He was born in Porvoo[2]. He was born on +1973-10-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an association football coach[4]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (807 views/month, #6,776 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Porvoo[2], Sami Hyypiä…
  • Sami Hyypiä was born on +1973-10-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sami Hyypiä held citizenship in Finland[6].
  • Finnish was Sami Hyypiä's native language[7].
  • Sami Hyypiä worked as an association football coach[4].
  • Sami Hyypiä received the Finnish Football Hall of Fame[8].
  • Sami Hyypiä received the Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland[9].
  • Sami Hyypiä's image is recorded as Sami Hyypia 2012.jpg[10].
  • Sami Hyypiä is recorded as male[11].
  • Sami Hyypiä's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Sami Hyypiä's league or competition is recorded as Q82595[13].
  • Sami Hyypiä's league or competition is recorded as Premier League[14].
  • Sami Hyypiä's ISNI is recorded as 0000000037407112[15].
  • Sami Hyypiä's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 11814474[16].
  • Sami Hyypiä's GND ID is recorded as 1080664955[17].
  • Sami Hyypiä's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2002064938[18].
  • Sami Hyypiä's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1596059[19].
  • Sami Hyypiä's Commons category is recorded as Sami Hyypiä[20].
  • Sami Hyypiä's position played on team / speciality is recorded as centre-back[21].
  • Sami Hyypiä's sport is recorded as association football[22].
  • Sami Hyypiä's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/031k0p[23].
  • Sami Hyypiä's family name is recorded as Hyypiä[24].
  • Sami Hyypiä's given name is recorded as Sami[25].
  • Sami Hyypiä's given name is recorded as Tuomas[26].
  • Sami Hyypiä's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000006030[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Porvoo[2], Sami Hyypiä… he was born on +1973-10-07T00:00:00Z[3]. Finnish was his native language[7].

Career and Affiliations

Sami Hyypiä worked as an association football coach[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Finnish Football Hall of Fame[8], an association football hall of fame[28], in Finland[29], founded in 1993[30] and Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland[9], a grade of an order[31], in Finland[32], founded in 1942[33].

Why It Matters

Sami Hyypiä ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (807 views/month, #6,776 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Sami Hyypiä born?

Born in Porvoo[2], Sami Hyypiä…

What did Sami Hyypiä do for work?

Sami Hyypiä worked as association football coach[4].

What awards did Sami Hyypiä receive?

Honors received include Finnish Football Hall of Fame[8] and Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland[9].

References

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  7. [4] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . suomenjalkapallomuseo.fi. suomenjalkapallomuseo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . ritarikunnat.fi. Retrieved . ritarikunnat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . LFChistory.net. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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