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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 Sports Club in the DPR Korea 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ri Myong-guk has received more than 221,224 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ri Myong-guk is the 6,478th most popular soccer player (down from 5,929th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 106th in 2019) and the 12th most popular North Korean Soccer Player.

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  • 220k

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  • 40.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ri Myong-guk ranks 6,478 out of 21,273. Before him are Goran Gavrančić, Mudashiru Lawal, Youssef Msakni, Ognjen Koroman, Hawar Mulla Mohammed, and Davide Calabria. After him are Mehdi Nafti, Senad Lulić, Borja Iglesias, Jean-Claude Désir, Bakari Koné, and Gheorghe Craioveanu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Ri Myong-guk ranks 230. Before him are Thomas Morgenstern, Matías Fernández, Dayana Mendoza, Ronny, Dayron Robles, and Holland Roden. After him are Rajon Rondo, Senad Lulić, Amaia Salamanca, Luigi Di Maio, Goran Dragić, and Pedro León.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Ri Myong-guk ranks 119 out of 162. Before him are Kim Iryeop (1896), Li Dong-woon (1945), Kim Sol-song (1974), Li Chan-myung (1947), Hong Deok-young (1926), and Ji Yun-nam (1976). After him are Hong Yong-jo (1982), Shin Dong-hyuk (1982), Im Shung-hwi (1946), Kim Yong-jun (1983), Li Bun-hui (1968), and Han Kwang-song (1998).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In North Korea

Among soccer players born in North Korea, Ri Myong-guk ranks 12. Before him are Yang Song-guk (1944), Kim Jong-hun (1956), Li Dong-woon (1945), Li Chan-myung (1947), Hong Deok-young (1926), and Ji Yun-nam (1976). After him are Hong Yong-jo (1982), Im Shung-hwi (1946), Kim Yong-jun (1983), Han Kwang-song (1998), Ri Kwang-chon (1985), and Cha Jong-hyok (1985).

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