Bremen signs Makiadi from German rival Freiburg

Bremen signs Makiadi from German rival Freiburg

Published May. 31, 2013 11:45 a.m. ET

Werder Bremen has signed midfielder Cedrick Makiadi from Bundesliga rival Freiburg.

Bremen says the 29-year-old Makiadi has signed a three-year deal through June, 2016, reuniting him with former Freiburg coach Robin Dutt.

Dutt left his post as the German Football Federation's director of sports to become Bremen's new coach on Monday.

Dutt tells Bremen's website that Makiadi's ''Bundesliga experience will do our team good.''

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The Congolese international has played 177 league games since arriving in the Bundesliga in 2004.

He has played 14 games for Congo.

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