Hong Myung-Bo
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Hong.
Hong Myung-Bo | ||
Personal information | ||
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Date of birth | February 12, 1969 | |
Place of birth | Seoul, Republic of Korea | |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
Playing position | Assistant Manager/(former Defender) | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Korea Republic | |
Youth clubs | ||
1987-1991 | Korea University | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1992-1997 1997-1998 1999-2002 2002 2003-2004 |
Pohang Steelers Bellmare Hiratsuka Kashiwa Reysol Pohang Steelers Los Angeles Galaxy |
137 (14) 42 (0) 76 (9) 22 (0) 38 (0) |
National team2 | ||
1990-2002 | South Korea | 135 (9) |
Teams managed | ||
2005- | South Korea
(Assistant Manager) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Hong Myung-Bo (born February 12, 1969 in Seoul) is a former South Korean footballer Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments. He played as either a centre-back or at full-back. He retired from playing following the end of the 2004 Major League Soccer season, having finished his career with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was chosen among the "FIFA 100", Pele's selection of the 125 greatest living footballers in the world.
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[edit] National team
[edit] 1990 World Cup
Hong's first appearance at a World Cup final was at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Hong played in all of Korea's matches against Belgium, Spain, and Uruguay, all three of which Korea lost.
[edit] 1994 World Cup
Hong's individual talent was most notably showcased during the 1994 World Cup group stage. With Korea trailing 2-0 against Spain with only 5 minutes to go, Hong made the score 2-1 and shortly after he created the second for winger Seo Jung-Won to equalize the memorable match.
Two weeks later, Korea found themselves trailing 3-0 at half time against Germany – the defending World Champions at the time, which included the likes of Jürgen Klinsmann, Jürgen Kohler, Matthias Sammer, Rudi Völler and Lothar Matthäus. Hong created the first Korean goal for striker Hwang Sun Hong to put into the net, then scored the second himself, but the Koreans were unable to catch and tie the heavily favored Germans.
[edit] 1998 World Cup
Hong's third appearance at World Cup was 1998 France World Cup. Hong played all three games of Korea against Mexico, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Korea got eliminated at the first round with 1 tie(Belgium) and 2 losses(Mexico, the Netherlands).
[edit] 2002 World Cup
Hong captained the Korean national team to a historic fourth place finish in the 2002 World Cup, himself winning the Bronze Ball award as the third best player in the tournament. He ended his international career after the 2002 World Cup as the all-time leader in appearances for the South Korean national team, with 135 caps.
[edit] Post-playing career
In September 26, 2005, after retirement as a player, Hong returned to the national team as an assistant coach. Helping the manager Dick Advocaat, he took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and worked with the next manager Pim Verbeek in the Asian Cup 2007. After the retirement of Pim Verbeek, he was one of the candidates to become the next manager.
[edit] Personal life
Hong married Soo-mi Cho, five years younger than him, in 1997 and has two sons, with one attending Korea International School. Hong also has two younger siblings.
[edit] Honors
Individual honors
- Selected to FIFA 100: 2004
- 2002 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball Award Winner : 2002
- 2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team : 2002
- Asian Cup Best Eleven: 2000
- J-League Best Eleven: 2000
- K-League Best Eleven: 1996, 1995, 1994, 1992
- Major League Soccer Best Eleven (All-Star): 2003
[edit] International goals
# | Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1990-08-03 | China PR | 1-1 (5-4) | 1990 Dynasty Cup |
2 | 1992-08-24 | Korea DPR | 1-1 | 1992 Dynasty Cup |
3 | 1993-05-13 | India | 3-0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
4 | 1993-10-19 | Iraq | 2-2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
5 | 1994-06-05 | Ecuador | 1-2 | Friendly match |
6 | 1994-06-17 | Spain | 2-2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup |
7 | 1994-06-27 | Germany | 2-3 | 1994 FIFA World Cup |
8 | 1994-09-11 | Ukraine | 1-0 | Friendly match |
9 | 1996-08-08 | Republic of China | 2-0 | 1996 Asian Cup Qual. |
Preceded by Lilian Thuram |
FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball 2002 |
Succeeded by Andrea Pirlo |
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Persondata | |
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NAME | Hong, Myung-Bo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | South Korean football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Seoul, South Korea |
DATE OF DEATH | |
PLACE OF DEATH |