Richard Kingston

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Personal information
Richard Kingson
Full name	Richard Kingston
Date of birth	13 June 1978
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	182cm
Nickname	Magic Hands
Position	goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Ankaraspor
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1996-98 1998-99 1999-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-	Great Olympics Sakaryaspor Göztepe A.Ş. Antalyaspor Elazigspor Antalyaspor Galatasaray Ankaraspor
National team**
1996-	Ghana	38 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2006.

Richard Kingston (born 13 June 1978), also known as Faruk Gürsoy, is a Ghanaian football goalkeeper who currently, as of May 2006, plays for Ankaraspor.

He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

Football commentators have said he played incredibly well against the Czech Republic, where he made a lot of critical saves at the end. During the BBC coverage of Ghana's match against Italy he was described as 'possibly the first great African goalkeeper.' He also played very well towards the end of the Ghana vs Brazil match, stopping three very good shots consecutively. His nickname is "magic hands".

He also holds Turkish nationality.

[edit] External links

Profile at the FIFA World Cup website
Ghana Football Association - official website
Ghanaweb Football Forum - Official Fan Forum

	Ghana squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Adjei \| 2 Sarpei \| 3 Gyan \| 4 Kuffour \| 5 Mensah \| 6 Pappoe \| 7 Shilla \| 8 Essien \| 9 Boateng \| 10 Appiah \| 11 Muntari \| 12 Tachie‑Mensah \| 13 Mohamed \| 14 Amoah \| 15 Pantsil \| 16 Owu \| 17 Quaye \| 18 E. Addo \| 19 Pimpong \| 20 O. Addo \| 21 Issah \| 22 Kingston \| 23 Dramani \| Coach: Dujković

B.B. Ankaraspor - Current Squad
1 Jevrić \| 2 Petrous \| 3 Batak \| 5 Tunç \| 7 Özgür \| 8 Sarp \| 9 Đokaj \| 11 Akyüz \| 13 Yanik \| 18 Taşdemir \| 19 Bilal \| 20 Jaba \| 21 Aktaş \| 23 Yalçınkaya \| 30 Wederson \| 49 Duymuş \| 50 Gücer \| 58 Aydemir \| 61 Yilmaz \| 66 Koçak \| 79 Kingston \| 84 Arikan \| TBD Tosun \| TBD Hacıoğlu \| TBD Ayhan \| TBD Arslan