Otto Addo hits jackpot as TWO Borussia Dortmund academy talents earn permanent promotion to first team squad for 2020/21 season

Published on: 17 September 2020
Otto Addo hits jackpot as TWO Borussia Dortmund academy talents earn permanent promotion to first team squad for 2020/21 season
Otto Addo

Former Ghana international Otto Addo will see two of his products in the youth rank of Borussia Dortmund promoted permanently to the senior team ahead of the 2020/21 season.

Addo, who is a former player of the Yellow and Blacks, was announced as the side's 'talent coach' last year.

The role which was created for the Ghanaian is to serve as a link between the youth and senior teams.

He is responsible for helping to promote Borussia Dortmund’s most talented youngsters to the senior squad and is in charge of their supervision and additional training.

And just one-year in the role, the 45-year-old will see two of his best players, Youssoufa Moukoko and Giovanni Reyna join the senior team permanently for the forthcoming season.

Moukoko had his moments with the first team last season but will move up the ladder next term.

Reyna meanwhile enjoyed much more playing with the first team last season having started the campaign with the U-21 side.

Addo is in constant contact with Sebastian Kehl, who, as the head of the licensed players, plays a key role in the sporting leadership - and after Michael Zorc's farewell could even become the next BVB sporting director in summer 2022.

The ex-Ghana midfielder has worked in a similar position for Borussia Mönchengladbach since 2017 and was previously employed as a youth coach at Hamburg.

As a player Addo was one of sporting director Michael Zorc’s first signings following his appointment as sporting director.

The former Black Star was at the club between 1999 and 2005, making 98 Bundesliga appearances (16 goals) and winning the 2002 Bundesliga title during his time with Dortmund.

Born in Germany, Addo represented Ghana at the World Cup in 2006, making two appearances at the event as the Black Stars reached the round of 16.

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