Despite The Academic Success, Owen Was Adamant His Future Was A Professional Football Career With Liverpool An Inspiration To Nigerian Youths
Michael James Owen was born on the 14th day of December 1979 in Chester, United Kingdom.
Sagittarius born Owen is the fourth child of his parents. He was born to Jeanette Owen (mother) and Terry Owen (father). He lived nearly all his childhood growing up life in Hawarden, Wales.
Owen was introduced to football at the age of seven by his father who saw him as the most promising athlete in the family. As a boyhood Everton fan, Owen attended Rector Drew Primary School in Hawarden, Flintshire, North Wales. By the age of ten, some of the nation’s leading scouts were monitoring his progress.
This was a time he smashed Ian Rush’s 20-year record for the same team by scoring a record-breaking 97 goals in a single season, improving on Rush’s record by 25 goals. He was awarded for his childhood achievement.
At age 12, when Owen started attending secondary school. This was a time he became eligible to sign a schoolboy contract with a club. This time, football scouts made the move. The first major club to spot him playing for Deeside was Liverpool.
It was Steve Heighway, the Liverpool youth development officer who wrote to Owen personally. This club’s management had never approached a kid with this much love.
Terry Owen his father stated: “[Heighway] wrote us a smashing letter and it was love at first sight for Michael. The lovely letter of Liverpool interest showed how they had loved Owen from day one.”
However, before Owen gave them his signature, he had to finish his GCSE exams which he also came out the top of his class. Despite the academic success, Owen was adamant his future was a professional football career with Liverpool.
The rest, as they say, is now history.
In April 2013, Owen, along with former Formula One driver Mark Webber, purchased a minority stake in the social media network Sportlobster. Owen owns several cars. His love for sports cars was once shown when he and Wayne Rooney enjoyed a driving session back in the years.
Owen also enjoys horse racing which gave birth to his gambling personality. He owns many racehorses, trained by Tom Dascombe. He bred the horse Brown Panther which won a major race at Royal Ascot in 2011.
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