1978 - Today
Richard Kingson (born 13 June 1978) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently serves as a goalkeeper coach for the Ghana national football team. He is also known by his Turkish name Faruk Gürsoy and sometimes by the surname Kingston, which is the surname he used in his UEFA registration and also the surname of his brother Laryea Kingston. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Kingson has received more than 224,366 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Kingson is the 7,031st most popular soccer player (down from 6,090th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 40th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Richard Kingson ranks 7,031 out of 16,880. Before him are Édson Boaro, Pascal Chimbonda, Matthew Amoah, Marco Donadel, Aron Gunnarsson, and Andrea Fortunato. After him are Tonny Vilhena, Didier Ovono, Abdoulay Konko, Saïd Benrahma, Peter Brabrook, and Alfred Gomis.
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 7,025
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 7,026
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 7,027
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 7,028
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 7,029
1971 - 1995
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 7,030
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 7,031
1995 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 7,032
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 7,033
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 7,034
1995 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 7,035
1937 - 2016
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 7,036
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 7,037
Among people born in 1978, Richard Kingson ranks 472. Before him are Patrice Abanda, Kew Jaliens, Nicola Ventola, Giorgi Latso, Lara Dutta, and Nikola Vujčić. After him are Ola Gjeilo, Brooke Burns, Márcio Rodrigues, Jodie Marsh, Rossa, and Yohann Diniz.
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.26
Rank: 466
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 467
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.20
Rank: 468
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.20
Rank: 469
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.20
Rank: 470
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 471
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 472
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 473
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 474
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 475
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 476
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.05
Rank: 477
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 478
Among people born in Ghana, Richard Kingson ranks 45 out of 121. Before him are John Mensah (1982), Freddy Adu (1989), Owusu Benson (1977), Hans Sarpei (1976), Kofi Kingston (1981), and Matthew Amoah (1980). After him are Eric Addo (1978), Joachim Yaw (1973), Mubarak Wakaso (1990), Ibrahim Ayew (1988), Yaw Preko (1974), and Dominic Adiyiah (1989).
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.09
Rank: 39
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 40
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 41
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 42
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 43
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 44
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 45
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 46
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.07
Rank: 47
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 48
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 49
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 50
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 51
Among soccer players born in Ghana, Richard Kingson ranks 19. Before him are James Kwesi Appiah (1960), John Mensah (1982), Freddy Adu (1989), Owusu Benson (1977), Hans Sarpei (1976), and Matthew Amoah (1980). After him are Eric Addo (1978), Joachim Yaw (1973), Mubarak Wakaso (1990), Ibrahim Ayew (1988), Yaw Preko (1974), and Dominic Adiyiah (1989).
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 13
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.09
Rank: 14
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 15
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 16
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 17
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 18
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.15
Rank: 19
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 20
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.07
Rank: 21
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 22
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 23
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 24
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 25