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Bayer: Hyypiä ended career - Toprak comes

Bayer: Hyypia beendet Karriere - Toprak kommtSami Hyypia ended his career © SID-IMAGES/Getty Images /.

Sami Hyypia of Bayer Leverkusen is his football shoes after the end of the season on the nail. The Finn will take training as of summer football teacher in attack.


After the end of the season on the nail, Leverkusen (SID) - football player Sami Hyypia of Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga depends on his soccer shoes. As the 37-year-old announced on Monday in Helsinki, Finland, he will take a training football teacher in attack from summer and working as assistant coach of the Finnish national team. On 1 July 2012, the 105-malige international of Finland should then receive a two-year contract as Assistant Manager at Bayer.


As expected, for the central defender position become vacant by Hyypias resignation, Leverkusen committed Omer Toprak of SC Freiburg. The 21-year-old U19 European champion Gets a five-year contract until 2016. On the Ablosemodalitaten, both clubs have agreed to silence. Sports Director Rudi Voeller called "hochtalentiert" Toprak, also he passe "extraordinarily well in the structure of our team".


Hyypia however promised his "wonderful time" at Bayer will "perfect end, when we us qualify directly for the Champions League." I have enjoyed the last two years as a professional in a fantastic team and in a great club, gives me the opportunity now, go into the coaching business. "The entire environment is ideal for this." For Voeller, it is "of great value", to keep a figure like Hyypia in the Club.


Hyypia was changed from the English first division FC Liverpool 2009 to Leverkusen. He won 52 Bundesliga matches (3 goals) for Bayer. With the reds, where ten years he was active, he won the Champions League in 2005.