SOCCER PLAYER
Ri Myong-guk
1986 - Today

Ri Myong-guk
Ri Myong-guk (born 9 September 1986) 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 City in the DPR Korea Football League. Ri was also the captain of the North Korea national 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ri Myong-guk is the 6,656th most popular soccer player (down from 6,478th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 119th in 2019) and the 16th most popular North Korean Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Ri Myong-guk ranks 6,656 out of 21,273. Before him are Roman Kosecki, Cho Gue-sung, Raïs M'Bolhi, Walter Bahr, Zhivko Gospodinov, and Miyuki Yanagita. After him are Valyantsin Byalkevich, Oswaldo Sánchez, Yasuharu Sorimachi, Pavlo Yakovenko, Toshiki Chino, and Bernard Diomède.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoman Kosecki
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 6,656
Cho Gue-sung
1998 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 6,657
Raïs M'Bolhi
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 6,658
Walter Bahr
1927 - 2018
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 6,659
Zhivko Gospodinov
1957 - 2015
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 6,660
Miyuki Yanagita
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 6,661
Ri Myong-guk
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 6,662
Valyantsin Byalkevich
1973 - 2014
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 6,663
Oswaldo Sánchez
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 6,664
Yasuharu Sorimachi
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 6,665
Pavlo Yakovenko
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 6,666
Toshiki Chino
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 6,667
Bernard Diomède
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 6,668
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, Ri Myong-guk ranks 246. Before him are Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Shaun White, Ari Aster, Holland Roden, Ștefan Radu, and Raïs M'Bolhi. After him are Prince Louis of Luxembourg, Elly Akira, Park So-jin, Óscar Ustari, Song Ha-yoon, and Yoon Shi-yoon.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsNahuel Pérez Biscayart
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 240
Shaun White
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 241
Ari Aster
FILM DIRECTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 242
Holland Roden
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 243
Ștefan Radu
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 244
Raïs M'Bolhi
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 245
Ri Myong-guk
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 246
Prince Louis of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 247
Elly Akira
MODEL
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 248
Park So-jin
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 249
Óscar Ustari
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 250
Song Ha-yoon
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 251
Yoon Shi-yoon
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 252
In North Korea
Among people born in North Korea, Ri Myong-guk ranks 129 out of 162. Before him are Han Pil-hwa (1942), Thae Yong-ho (1962), Shin Dong-hyuk (1982), Choe Son-hui (1964), Hong Yong-jo (1982), and Li Bun-hui (1968). After him are An Kum-ae (1980), Kim Yong-jun (1983), Kim Myong-won (1983), Mun In-guk (1978), Choe Chol-su (1969), and Cha Jong-hyok (1985).
Others born in North Korea
Go to all RankingsHan Pil-hwa
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 123
Thae Yong-ho
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 124
Shin Dong-hyuk
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 125
Choe Son-hui
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 126
Hong Yong-jo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 127
Li Bun-hui
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 128
Ri Myong-guk
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 129
An Kum-ae
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 130
Kim Yong-jun
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 131
Kim Myong-won
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 132
Mun In-guk
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 133
Choe Chol-su
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 134
Cha Jong-hyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 135
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In North Korea
Among soccer players born in North Korea, Ri Myong-guk ranks 19. Before him are Yang Song-guk (1944), Hong Deok-young (1926), Im Shung-hwi (1946), Li Chan-myung (1947), Ji Yun-nam (1976), and Hong Yong-jo (1982). After him are Kim Yong-jun (1983), Kim Myong-won (1983), Mun In-guk (1978), Cha Jong-hyok (1985), Ri Kwang-chon (1985), and Pak Nam-chol (1985).
Yang Song-guk
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 13
Hong Deok-young
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 14
Im Shung-hwi
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 15
Li Chan-myung
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 16
Ji Yun-nam
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 17
Hong Yong-jo
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 18
Ri Myong-guk
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 19
Kim Yong-jun
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 20
Kim Myong-won
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 21
Mun In-guk
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 22
Cha Jong-hyok
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 23
Ri Kwang-chon
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 24
Pak Nam-chol
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 25