Ri Hyang-ok explained

Ri Hyang-ok
Birth Date:18 December 1977
Birth Place:Pyongyang, North Korea
Position:Midfielder
Nationalyears1:–2004
Nationalteam1:North Korea
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
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Internationalyears1:2005–
Internationalrole1:Referee
Hangul:리향옥
Rr:I Hyangok
Mr:Ri Hyangok
Context:north

Ri Hyang-ok (; born 18 December 1977) is a North Korean association football referee and former footballer.[1] [2] [3] She played as a midfielder and was a member of the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] Since 2005 she has been a FIFA listed referee,[5] and was chosen to officiate at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[6]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 October 2002 1–0 1–0 2002 Asian Games
2. 9 October 2002 Busan, South Korea 1–0 2–0
3. 14 June 2003 15–0 16–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
4. 24 February 2004 3–0 11–0 2004 Australia Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ri Hyang-ok aims to inspire the next generation of referees. www.the-afc.com.
  2. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup 2019™ - News - Ri Hyang Ok aims for rare double-double . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608191154/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/friday-162-ri-hyang-ok-interview-2930479. dead. June 8, 2019. FIFA.com. www.fifa.com.
  3. Web site: Referees at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™: HYANG OK RI. FIFATV. 4 June 2015. YouTube.
  4. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226232356/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/technicaldevp/50/08/02/fwwcusa2003-technicalreport%5fneu%5f081010.pdf. dead. December 26, 2011. 2007-09-28. FIFA. 2003. FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003.
  5. Web site: Refereeing. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907190702/http://www.fifa.com/development/education-and-technical/referees/association=prk/index.html. dead. September 7, 2015.
  6. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of match officials . FIFA.com.