Julian Owusu-Bekoe (born 10 May 1989 in Tooting) is an English-born Ghanaian entrepreneur, speaker and former football player.

Julian Owusu-Bekoe
Personal information
Full name Julian Nana Ayisi Owusu-Bekoe
Date of birth (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tooting, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Predators
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Eleven Wise
2009–2010 Merstham 10 (23)
2010 Berekum Chelsea
2011 Hayes & Yeading United 16 (12)
2011 Burnham 8 (8)
2012–2013 Hayes & Yeading United 17 (3)
2014–2015 Basingstoke Town 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:48, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Education

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Julian attended St.Boniface Primary school, Richmond College and Wimbledon College before attending London School of Business and Management [1] in 2014 for a BSc in Business and Management.

Career

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He began his career at Predators F.C. as a youngster, in 2006 he joined Park View,[2] and won there the Young Player of the Year Award for 2007.[3] He was given a two-week trial at SBV Excelsior on 20 January 2007 which was later extended by a further month.

In 2008, he returned to Ghana and signed a one-year contract with Eleven Wise,[4] in the summer of 2009 he signed for English Isthmian League Division One South side, Merstham.[5] In December 2010, Owusu-Bekoe signed a three-year contract with Glo Premier League side Berekum Chelsea where he won his first league title with the Berekum Based club.[citation needed] His contract was cancelled at the end of the season.

On 4 August 2011, Owusu joined Conference National side Hayes & Yeading United. He subsequently signed for Burnham before rejoining Hayes & Yeading in January 2012.

In 2014, however, he signed for Basingstoke Town. In 2015, Julian became the first Student President at London School of Business and Management[6] where he led the student body till the summer of 2017.

He is the co-founder of the London/Accra-based startup, Zuberi.[7]

International

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Owusu-Bekoe joined the Ghana U17 national team camp in mid-October 2006. He scored two goals in two friendly matches—with Division One side Fairpoint F.C. and Mighty Jets.[3]

Honours

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  • 2007: Young Player of the Year Award

References

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  1. ^ https://www.lsbm.ac.uk/student_testimonials/student_detail/41
  2. ^ http://www.ukgfs.com/MatchReport.aspx?Menu=Result&MatchID=15[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Parkview Football club". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Maan fires Moatsiders into top four
  6. ^ https://www.lsbm.ac.uk/headline/news_detail/38
  7. ^ https://www.myjoyonline.com/business/technology-business/zuberi-offers-ghanaian-companies-on-demand-employee-benefits-through-their-app/ [dead link]