Ri Myong-guk
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Ri playing for North Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 September 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pyongyang, North Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Pyongyang City (goalkeeper coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2019 | Pyongyang City | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2019 | North Korea | 118 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
| Ri Myong-guk | |
| Hangul | 리명국 |
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| Hanja | 李明國 |
| RR | Ri Myeongguk |
| MR | Ri Myŏngguk |
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.