Kim Myong-won (Korean: 김명원; Hanja: 金明元; born 15 July 1983) is a North Korean professional footballer, who plays as a striker.[2] Known for his blazing speed, he's known in North Korea as The Chariot.[citation needed]
International career
Kim has played on nine occasions for the North Korean national team since his first appearance in 2003,[1] and has been called up to their 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[3] Nevertheless, Kim Myong-won was registered as one of the three goalkeepers as all the squads must nominate three eligible keepers for the tournament. Coach Kim Jong-hun did this to boost his attacking options, but FIFA revealed that Kim Myong-won would only be allowed to play as a goalkeeper, and not as an outfield player as had originally been intended.[4] It has also been reported that he actually played as a goalkeeper for his club at least once, showing skills especially in saving penalties.[5]
References
- ^ a b Kim Myong-won at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Kim Myong-won Info Mongolia article". Archived from the original on 6 August 2014.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "World Cup 2010: North Korea goalkeeper gamble backfires". The Guardian. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Kim Myong-Won Bio, Stats, News". ESPN. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
External links
- Kim Myong-Won at Soccerbase
- Kim Myong-won – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kim Myong-won at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kim Myong-won[permanent dead link] at DPRKFootball
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