Kim Kyong-hwa
Kim Kyong-hwa | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 28, 1986 |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Occupation | Football player |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김경화 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Gyeong-hwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kyŏnghwa |
Kim Kyong-hwa (born March 28, 1986) is a North Korean football (soccer) player who can play as either midfielder or forward. Her club team is 4.25 Sports Team and she is an established international player.
Hwa began her international career for the Korea DPR in 2004, when she played in the U-20 World Cup in Russia. There, she started every match as the team went on to win the tournament, defeating China 5–0 in the final.[1] Her success in this tournament led to her being picked for the senior national team at the 2007 World Cup, where the Korea DPR exited in the quarter-finals. Her second major tournament with the national squad was the 2008 Summer Olympics, an event where she scored the winning goal in the team's first match against Nigeria.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Kim Kyong Hwa profile". FIFA. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- North Korean women's footballers
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers of North Korea
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Women's association football midfielders
- Women's association football forwards
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
- North Korean football biography stubs