Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 23
Birth Date: Sep 9, 1986
Birth Place: Pyongyang, North Korea
Height: 6' 2" (1.87m)
Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
Club: Pyongyang City (North Korea)
International Caps: 33
Club History
Pyongyang City (PRK)
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Ri Myong-Guk is a North Korean international football player. He plays for Pyongyang City in the DPR Korea League.
He played 15 matches in 2010 World Cup qualifying for Korea DPR, including keeping a clean sheet in the decisive final group game against Saudi Arabia. After the match, he stated "I felt like I was defending the gateway to my motherland". His performances also saw him nominated for the 2009 Asian Footballer of the Year award.
He will most likely be goalkeeper at the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa.
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