Ri Hyang-ok (Korean: 리향옥; 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]
![]() Ri Hyang-ok (right) at the 2015 Algarve Cup | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 December 1977 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pyongyang, North Korea | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
–2004 | North Korea | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
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Ri Hyang-ok | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 리향옥 |
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Revised Romanization | I Hyangok |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Hyangok |
International goals
editNo. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 October 2002 | Changwon, South Korea | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 Asian Games |
2. | 9 October 2002 | Busan, South Korea | South Korea | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
3. | 14 June 2003 | Bangkok, Thailand | Singapore | 15–0 | 16–0 | 2003 AFC Women's Championship |
4. | 24 February 2004 | Brisbane, Australia | New Zealand | 3–0 | 11–0 | 2004 Australia Cup |
References
edit- ^ "Ri Hyang-ok aims to inspire the next generation of referees". www.the-afc.com. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019™ - News - Ri Hyang Ok aims for rare double-double". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019.
- ^ FIFATV (4 June 2015). "Referees at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™: HYANG OK RI". Archived from the original on 21 June 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Refereeing". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of match officials" (PDF). FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021.