Ri Kum-suk

Ri Kum -suk ( born August 16, 1978 in Hamhung ) is a North Korean football player. The striker is the captain of the North Korean national soccer team. She participated in three World Cups, in her home, she played for the national club sport group from April 25 Namp'o.

In the 1999 World Cup Ri took at the age of 20 years in the final round and played in all three group games of their team, but could not prevent early from North Korea. In the Asia Cup 2001 North Korea for the first time succeeded in winning the title, Ri scored in the 2-0 victory over Japan the opening goal, a year later, winning the Asian Games in Busan followed.

In 2003, the North Koreans were able to assert their title at the Asian Cup; Ri scored 15 goals in the tournament, including the two goals in the 2-1 final win over China. At the world championships in the same year Ri Kum -suk came again in all preliminary games used, but the crew of the East Asian country's different again in the first round. After the rather disappointing performance in the Asia Cup in 2006, when the North Koreans were eliminated in the semifinals, Ri led the team to re- winning the gold medal at the Asian Games 2006 in Doha. In the 2007 World Cup North Korea finally managed to survive the first round, but they lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Germany 0-3. They even scored a goal in this tournament. In 2007, she won with North Korea and the Military World Games after a 5-0 over Germany in the final.

In the Asia Cup 2008 North Korea was able to celebrate his third title win has contributed considerably to the continental crown had again Ri, who scored seven goals and thus simultaneously became top scorer of the tournament. In the same year she was awarded the Asian Football Federation as the best player on the continent. Even in her home, she was awarded as one of the best athletes. In 2006 she was one of the candidates for election to the World Soccer Player of the Year.

The end of 2008, she ended her active career as a player, currently working on her coach training.

In 69 international matches they scored 45 matches for their country.