Richard Kingston
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Kingston | ||
Personal information | ||
---|---|---|
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 |
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 |