Julian Owusu-Bekoe (born 10 May 1989 in Tooting) is an English-born Ghanaian entrepreneur, speaker and former football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Nana Ayisi Owusu-Bekoe | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1989 | ||
| 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
editJulian 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
editHe 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
editOwusu-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
edit- 2007: Young Player of the Year Award
References
edit- ^ https://www.lsbm.ac.uk/student_testimonials/student_detail/41
- ^ http://www.ukgfs.com/MatchReport.aspx?Menu=Result&MatchID=15[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Parkview Football club". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
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- ^ https://www.lsbm.ac.uk/headline/news_detail/38
- ^ https://www.myjoyonline.com/business/technology-business/zuberi-offers-ghanaian-companies-on-demand-employee-benefits-through-their-app/ [dead link]