Richard Kingston

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Personal information
Richard Kingston
Full name	Richard Paul Franck Kingston
Date of birth	13 June 1978
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	182cm
Nickname	Magic Hands
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Hammarby
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-98 1998-99 1999-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-07 2007	Great Olympics Sakaryaspor Göztepe A.Ş. Antalyaspor Elazığspor Ankarspor Galatasaray Ankaraspor Hammarby IF
National team²
1996-	Ghana	43 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08 February 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Richard Kingston (born 13 June 1978), also known as Faruk Gürsoy, is a Ghanaian football goalkeeper who currently, as of May 2007, plays for Hammarby IF. Kingston was sold to Hammarby IF in Sweden 30 Mars with a short term 3 month contract.

He is a member of the Ghana national team, and was called for 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 of the match. During the BBC coverage of Ghana's game against Italy he was described as 'possibly the first great African goalkeeper.' He also played very well towards the end of the Ghana v. Brazil match, stopping three very good shots consecutively. His nickname is "Magic Hands".

He also holds Turkish nationality.

[edit] Note on name

There was some confusion during the 2006 FIFA World Cup as Kingston's surname was misspelled KINGSON on the back of his shirt and, as a result, on FIFA documents. The Ghanaian FA confirm his name is Kingston.

[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 Paintsil \| 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 \| 4 Muhammet \| 5 Ramazan T. \| 6 Wederson \| 9 Đokaj \| 10 Jaba \| 11 Murat A. \| 12 Erhan K. \| 16 Ediz \| 18 Anil \| 19 Bilal \| 20 Özer \| 22 Erhan A. \| 26 Murat T. \| 30 Uğur \| 32 Hamilton \| 35 Ramazan K. \| 36 Serdar \| 38 Firat \| 50 Gücer \| 53 Murat H. \| 57 Volkan \| 61 Mehmet \| 66 Adem \| 71 Serol Demirhan \| 78 Kingston \| 84 Hakan \| 90 Sitku \| Manager: Kocaman