Owusu Benson
Encyclopedia
Owusu Benson or Benson Owusu (born 22 March 1977) is a Ghana
ian football
player. He currently plays for SC Buochs
.
since 1995, except one and a half year left for JEF United
Japan. He also holds a Swiss passport.
On Monday, 31 March 2008, he suffered a cardiac arrest during a training session. Owusu was successfully resuscitated and fell into coma, from which he recovered on 3 April 2008.
Benson played for SC Kriens
club since 9 July 2004 and joined in January 2009 to SC Buochs
.
|1994/95||Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti||Divizia A
||18||0
|-
|1995/96||Solothurn
||Nationalliga B||0||0
|-
|1995/96||rowspan="2"|Yverdon-Sport
||rowspan="2"|Nationalliga B||12||5
|-
|1996/97||31||7
|-
|1997/98||Kriens
||Nationalliga A
||24||4
|-
|1998/99||Sion
||Nationalliga A
||33||3
|-
|2000||JEF United Ichihara
||J. League 1||23||2
|-
|2000/01||rowspan="2"|Wil
||rowspan="2"|Nationalliga B||10||0
|-
|2001/02||30||1
|-
|2002/03||Delémont
||Nationalliga A
||33||2
|-
|2004/05||rowspan="5"|Kriens
||rowspan="4"|Challenge League||31||1
|-
|2005/06||25||5
|-
|2006/07||33||5
|-
|2007/08||25||7
|-
|2008/09||1. Liga
||||
|-
|2009/10||Buochs
||2. Liga Interregional
||||
18||0
287||40
23||2
328||42
|}
|1999||1||0
|-
!Total||1||0
|}
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He currently plays for SC Buochs
SC Buochs
SC Buochs is a Swiss football club, founded in 1934 . The club colours are blue and white derived from the town Buochs's coat of arms.Their home ground is Stadion Seefeld, which has a proclaimed capacity of 5'000...
.
Career
He played in SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
since 1995, except one and a half year left for JEF United
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
Japan. He also holds a Swiss passport.
On Monday, 31 March 2008, he suffered a cardiac arrest during a training session. Owusu was successfully resuscitated and fell into coma, from which he recovered on 3 April 2008.
Benson played for SC Kriens
SC Kriens
SC Kriens is a football club based in Kriens, Switzerland. It was founded in 1944. They play at the Kleinfeld Stadium. Their local rival is FC Lucerne-Current squad:-Famous players:...
club since 9 July 2004 and joined in January 2009 to SC Buochs
SC Buochs
SC Buochs is a Swiss football club, founded in 1934 . The club colours are blue and white derived from the town Buochs's coat of arms.Their home ground is Stadion Seefeld, which has a proclaimed capacity of 5'000...
.
Club career statistics
|-|1994/95||Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti||Divizia A
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
||18||0
|-
|1995/96||Solothurn
FC Solothurn
FC Solothurn is a Swiss football club based in Solothurn. The club has played in Nationalliga B , and currently plays at 1. Liga .-History:...
||Nationalliga B||0||0
|-
|1995/96||rowspan="2"|Yverdon-Sport
Yverdon-Sport FC
Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football team from the town of Yverdon-les-Bains. The club plays in an all-white strip, and are currently in the Swiss 1. Liga, the third tier of Swiss football...
||rowspan="2"|Nationalliga B||12||5
|-
|1996/97||31||7
|-
|1997/98||Kriens
SC Kriens
SC Kriens is a football club based in Kriens, Switzerland. It was founded in 1944. They play at the Kleinfeld Stadium. Their local rival is FC Lucerne-Current squad:-Famous players:...
||Nationalliga A
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
||24||4
|-
|1998/99||Sion
FC Sion
FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in each of their twelve appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2011.The first team also...
||Nationalliga A
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
||33||3
|-
|2000||JEF United Ichihara
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
||J. League 1||23||2
|-
|2000/01||rowspan="2"|Wil
FC Wil
FC Wil, also known as FC Wil 1900, is a Swiss football club, playing in the town of Wil, Canton St. Gallen in the east of Switzerland. The club was founded in 1900, hence the name....
||rowspan="2"|Nationalliga B||10||0
|-
|2001/02||30||1
|-
|2002/03||Delémont
SR Delémont
SR Delémont is a Swiss football club based in Delémont. It was founded in 1909 and has played in the Swiss Super League during the periods of 2000-2001 and 2002-2003.-Current squad:As of 16 July, 2011-External links:...
||Nationalliga A
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
||33||2
|-
|2004/05||rowspan="5"|Kriens
SC Kriens
SC Kriens is a football club based in Kriens, Switzerland. It was founded in 1944. They play at the Kleinfeld Stadium. Their local rival is FC Lucerne-Current squad:-Famous players:...
||rowspan="4"|Challenge League||31||1
|-
|2005/06||25||5
|-
|2006/07||33||5
|-
|2007/08||25||7
|-
|2008/09||1. Liga
Swiss 1. Liga (football)
1. Liga is the third tier of the Swiss Football League. The division is split into three groups of 16 teams, by geographical region.-Regional Format:...
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|2009/10||Buochs
SC Buochs
SC Buochs is a Swiss football club, founded in 1934 . The club colours are blue and white derived from the town Buochs's coat of arms.Their home ground is Stadion Seefeld, which has a proclaimed capacity of 5'000...
||2. Liga Interregional
2. Liga Interregional
2. Liga Interregional is the fourth tier of the Swiss Football League. The division is split into 6 groups of 14 teams, by geographical region.- Group 1 :- Group 2 :- Group 3 :- Group 4 :- Group 5 :- Group 6 :- External links :*...
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18||0
287||40
23||2
328||42
|}
International career statistics
|-|1999||1||0
|-
!Total||1||0
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