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Former Black Stars defender, Anthony Baffoe, has been chosen as one of 9 former Bundesliga players to be part of the newly-formed Bundesliga Legends Network.<\/p>\n

The launch of the initiative was done on Monday in Germany and the group of former players will be used to promote the Bundesliga\u2019s brand and values around the world.<\/p>\n

Baffoe, now the General Secretary of the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana (PFAG), the leading players player-welfare body in Ghana, was born in Germany in 1965 due to his father\u2019s work as a diplomat and went on to play in the league.<\/p>\n

He was the third player of African origin to play in the league and he featured for 1. FC K\u00f6ln, Rot-Weiss Oberhausen, Stuttgarter Kickers, S.C. Fortuna K\u00f6ln and Fortuna D\u00fcsseldorf. He played 199 matches and scored 19 goals.<\/p>\n

He expressed his gratitude to the Bundesliga for the gesture in a tweet from his account on Monday.<\/p>\n

Baffoe will be joined by either former players in the Bundesliga Legends Network.<\/p>\n

They are Lothar Matthaus<\/strong> (Germany\u2019s most capped player);<\/p>\n

Pavel Pardo<\/strong> (One of the two Mexican players in the German league);<\/p>\n

Steve Cherundolo<\/strong> (leading American appearance-maker in the Bundesliga);<\/p>\n

Bum-Kun Cha<\/strong> (the most successful Asian professional in Bundesliga history);<\/p>\n

Wynton Rufer<\/strong> (the German league\u2019s most successful import from Oceania);<\/p>\n

Paolo Sergio<\/strong> (One of the most successful Brazilians to play in Germany);<\/p>\n

Jorg Albertz<\/strong> (formerly of Fortuna\u00a0D\u00fcsseldorf and Hamburg SV);<\/p>\n

Jiayi Shao<\/strong> (The most successful Chinese player in Bundesliga history).<\/p>\n

These former players will be the Bundesliga\u2019s ambassadors in their respective countries and geographical zones.<\/p>\n

This season\u2019s Bundesliga starts on August 18.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Nathan Quao\/citifmonline.com with additional information from the Bundesliga\u2019s official website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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