Richard Kingson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richard Kingson

Ghanaian footballer

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1978

Place of Birth: Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Turkey, Ghana

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Richard Paul Franck Kingson (born 13 June 1978) is a former professional football goalkeeper and currently goalkeeper coach for the Ghana national football team.
He is also known by his Turkish name Faruk Gürsoy and sometimes by the surname Kingston, which is the surname he used in his UEFA registration and also the surname of his brother Laryea Kingston.
The different spelling of the surnames is due to "irregularity on his identity documents".
Even in his native Ghana, he was quoted as "the man who got the 't' off his surname".After leaving home country, he played for several clubs in Turkey, for Hammarby in Sweden, and in England for Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic and Blackpool, who released him at the end of the 2010–11 season. Kingson was the vice-captain for the Ghana national football team.
He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a Turkish passport.