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Eric Addo appointed coach of FC Eindhoven Under-21 side
Addo, who retired at PSV on April 1, 2012 was recently appointed to the technical bench of the youth team after he acquired his UEFA Coaching license.
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The ex-Ghana international is expected to use his huge experience to help develop many great from the youth team as FC Eindhoven seek to rub shoulders with glamorous city rivals, PSV Eindhoven in the next few years.
A member of Ghana’s 2006 FIFA World Cup team, Addo has a huge reputation in The Netherlands after a successful playing career with PSV and Roda JC Kekraade.
Eric Addo is the only African coach to handle a Dutch side
He is currently the only African coach on the bench of the youth team of a Dutch side and his performance will go a long way to open doors for other Black coaches to their former clubs in the country.
Addo started his career at Club Brugge in Belgium and had an opportunity to represent Belgium at the international level, but he declined that chance and opted to represent Ghana.
Eric Addo featured for Ghana at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
In all, he made 45 appearances for Ghana from 1998 to 2010 and appeared in two AFCON tournaments (1998 and 2008), as well as the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
