Andrew Owusu Ansah (born 19 March 1969) is an English actor and former professional

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Playing career

He played for six

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teams in his career, most notably

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, where he played 180 games and scored 38 goals between 1990 and 1996, when they played in the new

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following two successive promotions at the beginning of the decade. Ansah left Southend in March 1996, one year before they suffered the first of two successive relegations. Ansah was called into two

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squads, but did not make an appearance.

Post-playing career

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. In 2011, Ansah launched his debut fashion label "Tekkers" on the back of the success of the term "unbelievable tekkers" currently selling T-shirts and hoodies. 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 ''

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''. In addition, he has served as a football consultant or football choreographer for other television series and films. This included choreographing the goal celebrations for the

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in co-operation with

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at the

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hosted in South Africa.

Personal life

He has a son,

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, who was a striker for

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, until 2014 when he joined Charlton Athletic, the club where the elder Ansah began his youth career.

References

External links

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Andy's Latest WorkAndy's Debut Tekker's Fashion Label
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansah, Andy 1969 births Living people Footballers from Lewisham Association football midfielders English footballers Black British sportsmen Dorking F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Hayes F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Heybridge Swifts F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players English Football League players English male television actors Male actors from London English people of Ghanaian descent