Ri Jong Hi, goalkeeper

“Before So Jin was born, she received a shirt with a No. 1 on it. Maybe she'll grow into it and be a goalie ...”

Jersey No.: 1
* Aug. 20, 1975
Height: 1.73 m
Fighting Weight: 72 kg
Position: goalkeeper
Club: Pyongyang City
World Cup 1999: Substitute, doesn’t play
Asian Cup 2001: Yes
Asian Cup 2003: Plays almost all matches; goals conceded: in the group stage, none against Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, two against South Korea; in the semi-finals, none against Japan; in the final, one against China
World Cup 2003: Captain; plays all three matches; goals conceded: none against Nigeria, one against Sweden, three against USA
Olympic Qualifier 2004: Captain; plays almost all matches; goals conceded: in the group stage, none against Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore; in the semi-finals, three against Japan; in the play-off for third place, one against South Korea
Titles: Asian Champion 2001 and 2003,
gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games


Ri Jong Hi ends her active career after failing to qualify for the 2004 Olympics. She starts studying at the Korea Sports University to become a coach for women’s goalkeepers.