Rich Beck

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**Richard Beck** is a footballer who played for **Hashtag United** (men).

## Career

### Pre-HTU

Beck started out as a forward, scoring "20 goals a season" before moving backwards by becoming a defender. Around 2010, Beck was playing with Spencer Carmichael-Brown in lower elevens at the University of Reading. Before HTU, Beck featured for Spencer FC.

### HTU

2016–18
Beck joined HTU at the club's inception in 2016. He scored on his and HTU's debut in a Divisions encounter with Dream Team at the White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre in London, England; as he netted the winner in a 3–2 victory. He followed that up three appearances later with a penalty brace at Wembley Stadium as *The Tags* beat Vauxhall by an 8–2 scoreline. After his fourth HTU goal over West Ham United Staff, Beck notched a second brace in an 8–1 win over AC Belmont. He featured throughout the Divisions campaign until its end in 2017, with the defender netting further goals versus NWA, Soccer AM, Arsenal For Everyone, Beaconsfield Town XI and Stoke City Staff. His final goals for the club came in 2016–18 during friendlies with University of Northampton XI and Panjab.

2018–19
Beck remained with HTU into 2018–19 under new manager Jay Devereux. His 42nd match for the club saw the defender feature in a pre-season friendly with Swindon Supermarine, which preceded further exhibition appearances versus Royal Holloway Old Boys, Bournemouth, Loughborough University and Tilbury. On 4 August 2018, Beck made his competitive bow in a 3–2 defeat to Little Oakley in the Thurlow Nunn League - Division One South; in what was HTU's first-ever league match. His next appearance for the club was his last, as he captained the side in a 4–0 loss in the Challenge Cup against Lopes Tavares London on 26 September. He would go unused on the bench for two December matches, prior to taking up a coaching role within the first-team set-up.

### Post-HTU

After departing HTU, initially via "a break", on 28 June 2019, Beck opened up his own football academy in the succeeding September under the umbrella of Beaconsfield Town.

## Personal Life

Beck married Karla Price on 2 June 2017, they have 3 children - James (b. 2015), Mila (b. 2016) and Maya (b. 2020) - together. As a young man, he attended Claires Court School (later coaching their rugby players as an adult) and the University of Reading. Beck has previously worked in marketing, including for Cord Promotions and Smartcall Ltd.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (48)
* List of appearances of Rich Beck

Goals (13)
* List of goals of Rich Beck

## HTU Honours

* Wembley Cup (1): 2017
* Thurlow Nunn League - Division One South (1): 2018-19

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Richard Beck" .
2. ↑ "Happy 29th Birthday @RichBeck4 👊🔥" , 14 August 2018.
3. ↑ "RICH BECK Q&A - How I joined Hashtag United, How I know Spencer FC and THAT Palmers incident" , 4 September 2017.
4. ↑ "SPENCER & RICH vs THEIR OLD TEAM! HASHTAG vs READING!" , 17 May 2018.
5. ↑ "Our centre back @richbeck4 aka the man mountain got married yesterday & this gem of a picture was uncovered" , 3 June 2017.
6. ↑ "Where Are They Now: We caught up with OG Hashtag defender, Rich Beck" , 18 November 2019.
7. ↑ "Our centre back @richbeck4 aka the man mountain got married yesterday & this gem of a picture was uncovered" , 3 June 2017.
8. ↑ "Baby Beck at 36 weeks and 5 days! Not long to go!!!" , 4 March 2015.
9. ↑ "Can't believe our little girl is 1 already! Growing so fast!!!" , 8 March 2017.
10. ↑ "Introducing the newest member of the family" .
11. ↑ "Very proud to be coaching this special bunch of rugby players at @clairescourtsport" , 10 November 2022.