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Otto Addo
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| Otto Addo | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otto Addo | |
| Date of birth | June 9, 1975 (age 31) | |
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Height | 188cm | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FSV Mainz | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992-93 1993-96 1996-99 1999-05 2005- |
Bramfelder SV VFL 93 Hamburg Hannover 96 Borussia Dortmund FSV Mainz 05 |
? (?) 80 (4) 91 (20) 75 (11) 17 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1999- | Ghana | 15 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Otto Addo (born June 9, 1975 in Hamburg) is a German footballer who currently plays for FSV Mainz 05. He is of dual nationality, as he plays internationally for the Ghanaian football squad.
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Addo started his career in 1991 in Hamburg, but failed to make an impression there. He then moved to Hanover 96 in the Regionalliga Nord (3rd German league). He made a big impression in the 96 squad, featuring stars-to-be Gerald Asamoah and Fabian Ernst. That team ripped through the season scoring more than 100 goals, but they succumbed to Energie Cottbus in the 1997 promotion playoffs.
However, in 1998, 96 finally promoted to the Second Bundesliga. In his first season he scored seven goals in 30 games and was acknowledged as one of the elite players of the league. He then transferred to Borussia Dortmund in 1999 and played more than 75 times for the team, becoming German champion in 2002. However, he was also hampered by great injury troubles, as he sadly tore his cruciate ligaments three times in this time.
At the beginning of the 2005/06 season he transferred to FSV Mainz 05, for whom he has not as yet had time to make initial impact. However, he has been playing well enough to earn nomination for the Ghanaian squad to play in the 2006 World Cup.
Addo has collected 15 caps for Ghana (as of August2006). He was eligible to both the Germany and Ghana squads, as he holds passports of both countries, but decided to play for Ghana. Along with Hans Sarpei from VfL Wolfsburg, he is one of two Ghanaians with German roots who play for the African side.
Addo is a good friend of his one-time Hannover 96 colleague Gerald Asamoah, another Ghanaian-German. However, Asamoah has decided to play for Germany.
- Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile
- Ghana Football Association - official website
- Ghanaweb Football Forum - Official Fan Forum
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Ghana squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Adjei | 2 Sarpei | 3 Gyan | 4 Kuffour | 5 Mensah | 6 Pappoe | 7 Shilla | 8 Essien | 9 Boateng | 10 Appiah | 11 Muntari | 12 Tachie‑Mensah | 13 Mohamed | 14 Amoah | 15 Paintsil | 16 Owu | 17 Quaye | 18 E. Addo | 19 Pimpong | 20 O. Addo | 21 Issah | 22 Kingston | 23 Dramani | Coach: Dujković |
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| 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Current Squad |
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1 Wache | 2 Cha | 4 Noveski | 5 Demirtas | 6 Addo | 7 Feulner | 8 Gerber | 9 Azaouagh | 10 Friedrich | 11 Ruman | 13 Peković | 14 Szabics | 15 Diakité | 17 Rose | 18 Banouas | 19 Babatz | 20 Jovanović | 22 Amri | 23 Sela | 24 Weigelt | 25 Zidan | 26 Gunesch | 29 Wetklo | 30 Ischdonat | 32 Edu | 33 D. Vrančić | 34 M. Vrančić | 35 Pupalović | 36 Damm | 40 Niculae | Manager: Klopp |