Richard Kingson
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Richard Paul Franck Kingson Faruk Gürsoy |
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| Date of birth | June 13, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | |
| Height | 6 ft (1.82 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Free agent | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–1998 1998–1999 1999–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007 2007–2008 |
Great Olympics Sakaryaspor Göztepe A.Ş. Antalyaspor Elazığspor Ankaraspor Galatasaray S.K. Ankaraspor → Hammarby IF (loan) Birmingham City F.C. |
? (?) 21 (0) 29 (0) 15 (0) 20 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 11 (0) 1 (0) |
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| 1996– | Ghana | 54 (0) |
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Richard Kingson (born 13 June 1978 in Accra, Ghana), also known as Faruk Gürsoy,[1] is an association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently a free agent, having been released from his contract with English Premier League club Birmingham City F.C.[2] He represents the Ghana national football team as an international (although he is a naturalised citizen of Turkey).
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[edit] Club career
Kingson left his native city in 1998 to pursue a career in Turkey, where he represented six different clubs, and became a naturalised citizen, taking a Turkish name.
After a three month period on loan to Swedish club Hammarby IF, he drew attention from other clubs in Europe,[3] including Aalborg, Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. and Birmingham City F.C., eventually joining the latter. On 28 August 2007, Kingson made his debut for Birmingham in a League Cup third round tie against Hereford United F.C. He played once in the Premier League, a 2–0 defeat to Portsmouth F.C. in caretaker manager Eric Black's only game in charge.[4] At the end of the season, co-owner David Sullivan blamed the club's relegation on the quality of previous manager Steve Bruce's signings, branding Kingson a "complete waste of space".[5] Kingson was disappointed and angered by the perceived unfairness of Sullivan's reaction, saying that "An older person, in his position, has to speak maturely. He has to be a responsible man as co-owner to speak well and set an example to younger people."[6] The player's contract, which still had one year to run, was cancelled by mutual consent at the end of the 2007–08 season.[2]
[edit] International career
Kingson is the starting goalkeeper of the Ghana national football team, and was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.
During the 2006 World Cup, the Ghanaian FA stated that his name is Kingston;[citation needed] however, the player's shirt used the correct spelling of his name, as confirmed by Kingson himself.[7]
He was voted as an All-Star Goalkeeper during the 2008 African Cup of Nations Tournament in Ghana. The Team of the Tournament was decided by the Technical Study Group (TSG) after careful observations of all the tournament's matches[8].
[edit] Relations
Kingson is the brother of Laryea Kingston, who is also a member of the Ghana national team. Laryea Kingston plays for Heart of Midlothian F.C. in the Scottish Premier League.
[edit] References
- ^ Faruk Gürsoy.
- ^ a b Kingson released. Birmingham City F.C. (2008-05-15). Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Kingston set for Hammarby exit.
- ^ "Birmingham 0-2 Portsmouth", BBC Sport, 2007-11-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Sullivan slams fans and Bruce buys", ESPNsoccernet, 2008-05-12. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (2008-05-19). Richard Kingson in a rage over Blues 'slur'. Birmingham Mail. trinity Mirror. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
- ^ Bajens nya målvakt Richard Kingson efter sin första träning med laget. (English). Svenskafans.com (2007-03-31). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ "CAF names Best XI for Ghana 2008 ACN", CAF Online, 2008-02-10. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
[edit] External links
- Richard Kingson career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at the FIFA World Cup website
- Birmingham City FC profile
- Turkish career at TFF
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