Ri Myong-guk

Ri Myong-guk
Chosŏn'gŭl	리명국
Hancha	李明國
Revised Romanization	Ri Myeongguk
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Myŏngguk

Ri Myong-guk
Personal information
Date of birth	9 September 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2019	Pyongyang City
International career‡
2007–2019	North Korea
Medal record
Representing North Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 17, 2019

Ri Myong-guk (born 9 September 1986)^[1] is a North Korean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Ri was known for his positioning and reflexes and spent his entire playing career at Pyongyang Sports Club in the DPR Korea League. Ri was also the captain of the North Korea national football team, making 118 appearances, more than any other player in the team's history, before retiring in 2019. Ri is currently the goalkeeper coach for his former club.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ri Myong-guk Archived 13 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine at soccerway.com. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
^ "Ri Myong-Guk - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ DPR Korea Football (4 June 2020). "Best Goalkeeper Prize Winner ["Korea" Magazine article]". Facebook. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[soccerway-1] Ri Myong-guk Archived 13 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine at soccerway.com. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.

[2] "Ri Myong-Guk - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[3] DPR Korea Football (4 June 2020). "Best Goalkeeper Prize Winner ["Korea" Magazine article]". Facebook. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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