 Otto was joint top scorer with a meagre five goals when Middlesbrough dropped into the Second Division in 1982.He stayed at the club for the next few seasons.Otto was ever-present for Middlesbrough between 1982 and 1985 earning 155 consecutive appearances (the fourth longest period in the club's history), but eventually rejected a contract extension in May 1985 and returned to the Netherlands the following month to play for FC Den Haag.