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Richard Kingson
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| Richard Kingson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Paul Franck Kingson | |
| Date of birth | June 13, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | |
| Height | 6 ft (1.82 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Birmingham City | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–1998 1998–1999 1999–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007 2007– |
Great Olympics Sakaryaspor Göztepe A.Ş. Antalyaspor Elazığspor Ankaraspor Galatasaray Ankaraspor Hammarby IF Birmingham City |
? (?) 21 (0) 29 (0) 15 (0) 20 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 11 (0) 1 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996– | Ghana | 43 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Richard Kingson (born 13 June 1978 in Accra, Ghana), also known as Faruk Gürsoy[1][2], is a Ghanaian International goalkeeper who currently represents Birmingham City[3] in the English Premier League.
He is the starting Goalkeeper of the Ghana national team, and was called for the 2006 FIFA 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 "Olele".
The 28 year-old, who played for Ghana at last year's World Cup finals, signed a three month contract with the team, according to the club's website.
"By joining us, Richard has increased the competition among the keepers because we already have two other top keepers," goalkeeping coach Lars Eriksson said. He added that the team is happy to have the Ghanaian because he brings a wealth of experience with him that includes 43 appearances for the Black Stars.
"Richard has very good reflexes and is marvellous in the box, he has a cool head and a lot of experience," Eriksson added.
He also holds Turkish nationality.
He held his first clean sheet in Allsvenskan in his first home game for Hammarby IF against Trelleborgs FF.
On the 28 of June Hammarby confirmed that Kingson's contract will not be extended and Kingson will leave Hammarby on the 30 of June. as Hammarby failed to meet the financial demands to seal a permanent deal for the keeper. Kingson was signed in March to replace injured keeper Erland Hellstrom. But the calibre of his performances were such that the side from Stockholm have been unable to compete with reported offers from at least five other potential suitors. "Now my loan's up, I just want to thank the management, the players and the fans who have been absolutely magnificent to me," Kingson told BBC Sport."I had really wanted to stay here but unfortunately Hammarby have been unable to meet the financial demands of Ankaraspor. "I owe the supporters of Hammarby a huge debt."[4]
The Ghana keeper had been linked to clubs in England, Denmark (Aalborg) and Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv) as he sought an end to his eleven-year spell in Turkey. "I am happy that English side Birmingham City and some clubs in Denmark and Israel are in talks to sign me," Kingson said. "I am confident that Ankarspor and my agent will reach a deal soon for me to play for a top club in Europe."
On 3 July 2007, Kingson said his "dream has come true" following his move to Birmingham City in the English Premier League after passing a medical. The keeper, who is expected to sign a three-year deal, added: "Hopefully by Wednesday morning I should complete everything". The Ghana international will have no problems with his work permit as he holds dual Turkish nationality[5].
On 28 August 2007, Kingson made his debut for Birmingham in a League Cup third round tie against Hereford United. Birmingham won the tie 2-1 and although he conceded a fine goal to Hereford's Theo Robinson during the second half, Kingson marked his debut with a series of fine saves to halt Hereford's progress in the cup despite Hereford applying tremendous pressure in the second period. [6].
There was some confusion during the 2006 FIFA World Cup regarding Kingston's surname, whether it was misspelled KINGSON on the back of his shirt. As a result the Ghanaian FA confirm his name is Kingston. However,one of his former clubs Hammarby, and also Richard himself, have later confirmed that the name is Kingson, and not Kingston. [1] [2]
His brother is Laryea Kingson, who plays for Hearts.
- ^ http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=24195
- ^ http://www.goal.com/tr/Giocatore.aspx?IdPersona=12349&SEOPlayerName=Kingston
- ^ "Kingson makes dream move", SkySports, 2007-07-03. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ "Kingston set for Hammarby exit", BBC, 2007-06-28. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
- ^ "Birmingham 'set to sign Kingston'", BBC, 2007-07-03. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ "Birmingham 2-1 Hereford", BBC, 2007-08-28. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- Richard Kingson career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at the FIFA World Cup website
- Ghana Football Association - official website
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