Andrew Owusu Ansah (born 19 March 1969) is an English actor and former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Owusu Ansah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-03-19) 19 March 1969 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Dorking | 10 | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | Brentford | 8 | (2) |
| 1990–1996 | Southend United | 157 | (33) |
| 1994 | → Brentford (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 1995 | → Brentford (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1996 | Peterborough United | 2 | (1) |
| 1996 | Gillingham | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Leyton Orient | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | Hayes | 88 | (45) |
| 1997 | Bromley | 24 | (12) |
| 1997 | Heybridge Swifts | 32 | (16) |
| 1997–1999 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Farnborough Town | 14 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Dulwich Hamlet | 20 | (8) |
| Total | 393 | (127) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played for six Football League teams in his career, most notably Southend United, where he played 180 games and scored 38 goals between 1990 and 1996,[2] when they played in the new Division One following two successive promotions at the beginning of the decade.[3] Ansah left Southend in March 1996, one year before they suffered the first of two successive relegations.[3][4] Ansah was called into two Ghana squads, but did not make an appearance.[5]
While working as an assistant on Wayne Rooney's Street Striker, he coined the term "unbelievable tekkers", which spurred Soccer A.M. to create a new segment showcasing a piece of skill from the week's football.[6] In 2011,[7] Ansah launched his debut fashion label "Tekkers" on the back of the success of the term "unbelievable tekkers" currently selling T-shirts and hoodies.[8]
As an actor, he is known for portraying a player/assistant manager also named Andy Ansah on the fictional Harchester United football team on the television series Dream Team.[5] In addition, he has served as a football consultant or football choreographer for other television series and films.[5] This included choreographing the goal celebrations for the South African national football team in co-operation with Coca-Cola at the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa.[9]
He has a son, Zak,[10] who was a striker for Arsenal Academy,[11] until 2014 when he joined Charlton Athletic,[12] the club where the elder Ansah began his youth career.[4]