Johannes Hopf
Encyclopedia
Johannes Hopf, born June 16, 1987, is a Swedish
professional football
player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF
. Hopf joined Hammarby in the summer of 2008 after impressing on a trial with the club. He signed a 3 and a half year contract with the Stockholm-based club.
During the 2009 season, he was on loan to the affiliated team Hammarby TFF where he was appointed best goalkeeper in the league system.
He made his first game for Hammarby in the final game of Allsvenskan 2009, against BK Häcken, with the club already set for regelation. Hammarby were defeated, 0-1.
In 2010, he started on the bench, being second choice behind former Swedish nationalteam goalkeeper, Rami Shaaban
. But after weak appearances by the latter, he soon established himself as first choice.
Hopf was voted Player of the year in Hammarby IF 2010 in competition with the Genoa player Linus Hallenius
.
Among other great achievements he won two penalty shootouts for his team to secure Hammarby IF a place in the 2010 Swedish Cup Final. He was appointed Man of the match when his side lost 0-1 to Helsingborg
. http://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/cuper/2010-01/11/cupfinal2010/3
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player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF
Hammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Johanneshov - just south of Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre...
. Hopf joined Hammarby in the summer of 2008 after impressing on a trial with the club. He signed a 3 and a half year contract with the Stockholm-based club.
During the 2009 season, he was on loan to the affiliated team Hammarby TFF where he was appointed best goalkeeper in the league system.
He made his first game for Hammarby in the final game of Allsvenskan 2009, against BK Häcken, with the club already set for regelation. Hammarby were defeated, 0-1.
In 2010, he started on the bench, being second choice behind former Swedish nationalteam goalkeeper, Rami Shaaban
Rami Shaaban
Rami Shaaban is a Swedish professional football player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF. He is the son of an Egyptian father and a Finnish mother. He has played for a number of teams in England, including Arsenal, and in Sweden...
. But after weak appearances by the latter, he soon established himself as first choice.
Hopf was voted Player of the year in Hammarby IF 2010 in competition with the Genoa player Linus Hallenius
Linus Hallenius
Linus Hallenius is a right-footed Swedish footballer currently playing for Padova in Serie B on loan from Genoa. During the transfer period on the summer of 2009 there were rumors that Hallenius was close to sign for Örgryte IS and several news papers went out with the news that Örgryte IS had...
.
Among other great achievements he won two penalty shootouts for his team to secure Hammarby IF a place in the 2010 Swedish Cup Final. He was appointed Man of the match when his side lost 0-1 to Helsingborg
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
. http://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/cuper/2010-01/11/cupfinal2010/3