Otto Addo

VfL 93 Hamburg

Addo started his career in 1991 in Hamburg, playing for Hamburger SV. In 1993, he left Bramfelder SV after playing there for a year to join fellow Hamburg side VfL 93 Hamburg in 1993, where he played 80 league matches and scored 4 goals from 1993 to 1996.

Hannover 96

Addo moved to Hannover 96 in the Regionalliga Nord (third German league) in 1996. He made a big impression in a squad that featured stars-to-be Gerald Asamoah and Fabian Ernst. That team ripped through the season scoring more than 100 goals but succumbed to Energie Cottbus in the 1997 promotion playoffs. In 1998, Hannover finally was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. In his first season, he scored seven goals in 30 games and was acknowledged as one of the elite players of the league.

Borussia Dortmund

Addo was transferred to Borussia Dortmund in 1999 and played more than 75 times for the team, becoming Bundesliga champion in 2002. However, he was also hampered by great injury troubles, as he tore his cruciate ligaments three times in this time, the first coming after a German Cup match against SC Freiburg on 15 July 2001. The player had an MRI scan, which showed he had torn knee ligaments, and underwent surgery on his right knee on 22 July at the Vail, Colorado, clinic of world-renowned knee specialist surgeon Dr. Richard Steadman. He healed completely and came back to play the 2002 UEFA Cup Final for Dortmund against Feyenoord Rotterdam on 8 May 2002, which Dortmund lost…

Although born in Germany, Addo played for the Ghana national team for seven years commencing 1999, his debut being a 5–0 rout of Eritrea on 28 February 1999, and he achieved international prominence when he led the nation in the 2000 African Cup of Nations. He started for Ghana as right midfielder in the 2006 FIFA World Cup game against the Czech Republic on 17 June 2006 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, which Ghana won 2–0. In 2006 he played in Ghana's 2–1 win over the United States at the Frankenstadion in Nuremberg.

Addo was strong in one-on-one situations, physical, creative, and versatile enough to play on both wings, on the inside, and also in the central position, although his main skill was his ability to dribble the ball.

Addo was born on 9 June 1975 in Hamburg, West Germany, to Ghanaian parents. He has a dual nationality. As he played internationally for the Ghanaian football team, he also holds German citizenship. He currently lives in Meerbusch.