5) Sami Hyypia
Sami Hyypia’s performance on the night at Istanbul started out slow but got better as the game played on.
Hyypia played for Liverpool for four more years after the UCL victory; his final game coming against Tottenham Hotspur. Following this, he moved to Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
He retired in May 2011 and became the head coach of Leverkusen in 2013 but was sacked by the club after one season following which he became manager of Brighton Hove and Albion for six months
On 21 August 2015, Hyypia was officially announced as the manager of the Swiss Super League club FC Zurich. He was sacked in May 2016 after a vote of no confidence against him by his team.
Edited by Staff Editor