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Ri Myong-guk

1986 - Today

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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 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Ri Myong-guk is the 6,664th most popular soccer player (down from 6,478th in 2024), 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 6,665 out of 21,273. Before him are Kazuki Sorimachi, 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, and Toshiki Chino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Ri Myong-guk ranks 252. 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.

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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), Kang Chol-hwan (1968), Kim Yong-jun (1983), Kim Myong-won (1983), Mun In-guk (1978), and Hyon Song-wol (null).

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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).

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