en Ri Kwang-chon

Ri Kwang-chon
Chosŏn'gŭl	리광천
Hancha	李光川
Revised Romanization	Ri Gwangcheon
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Kwangch'ŏn

Ri Kwang-chon
	Ri in 2013.
Personal information
Date of birth	September 4, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Nampo, North Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2011	April 25
2012–2014	Muangthong United
2014	April 25
2015	Pattaya United
International career‡
2001–2012	North Korea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 11, 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 19, 2012

Ri Kwang-chon (Korean: 리광천; born 4 September 1985) is a North Korean former footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

From 2005 to 2011, Ri played for April 25 and helped them win the league three times in 2002, 2010 and 2011. In 2012, he had a chance to join Chinese side Tianjin Teda but had problems obtaining a work permit and eventually joined Muangthong United in Thailand.^[1] After his release from Muangthong, Ri returned to April 25 in 2014, but came back to Thailand a year later to join Pattaya United, retiring that same year. As with many other North Korean footballers, his whereabouts are unknown after his retirement.