17 Facts About Otto Addo

Nana Otto Addo was born on 9 June 1975 and is a Ghanaian football manager and former association football player.

Otto Addo is the manager of the Ghana national football team, and previously worked as a talent coach and interim first team assistant coach for Borussia Dortmund.

Otto Addo started his career in 1991 in Hamburg, playing for Hamburger SV.

Otto Addo moved to Hannover 96 in the Regionalliga Nord in 1996.

Otto Addo made a big impression in a squad that featured stars-to-be Gerald Asamoah and Fabian Ernst.

Otto Addo was transferred to Borussia Dortmund in 1999 and played more than 75 times for the team, becoming Bundesliga champion in 2002.

On 7 September 2002, Otto Addo tore right knee ligaments for the second time, in a 2004 African Cup of Nations qualifier versus Uganda in Kampala.

Otto Addo started the match, but was replaced after just 38 minutes.

On 9 August 2007, Otto Addo signed a three-year contract with hometown Hamburger SV, initially alternating with the reserves and the first team.

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

Otto Addo started his coaching career with his former club Hamburger SV in 2009, in the process serving as a youth team coach and an assistant manager till 2015.

In December 2013, Otto Addo was appointed as the head scout of the Ghana national football team and prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, succeeding Ibrahim Tanko following the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

In May 2022, Otto Addo was appointed as the head coach until the end of December 2022 alongside maintaining Chris Hughton as technical advisor and George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani as assistant coaches, the same set-up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup final play-off matches against Nigeria.

Otto Addo became the first Ghanaian to play for and coach the Ghana national team at the FIFA World Cup.

Otto Addo revealed the decision to leave the post as the head coach of Ghana Black star indicating the decision was not only in his hand.

Otto Addo temporarily took charge of the March international window for the games against Nigeria and Uganda on 22 and 26 March 2024, respectively at the Stade de Marrakech in Morocco before taking over permanently in May 2024.

In September 2024, Otto Addo was involved in a car crash along with John Paintsil and Fatau Dauda after their vehicle was damaged as it avoided a head-on collision with a pick-up truck that veered into their lane.