Ra Mi Ae, defender

 

“Though Maradona is short, he became world-famous. He’s hardly taller than me! A guy like that can become famous and I can’t? Yeah, I can do that too!”


 

Jersey No.: 6
* Dec. 8, 1975
Height: 1.60 m
Fighting Weight: 53 kg
Position: Defender
Club: Pyongyang City
World Cup 1999: No
Asian Cup 2001:
Assist for 1:0 victory in the semi-final against China
Asian Cup 2003: Vice-captain
World Cup 2003:
Plays all three games; against Sweden until 62nd minute
Olympic qualifier 2004: Yes
Title: Asian Champion 2001 and 2003,
gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games

 

Ra Mi Ae ends her active career after failing to qualify for the 2004 Olympics. She completely turns her back on football and takes an office job in the foreign trade division of the Korea Stone Processing Factory.