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Hong Deok-young

1926 - 2005

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Hong Deok-young (Korean: 홍덕영; Hanja: 洪德永; 5 May 1926 – 13 September 2005) was a South Korean football player, manager and referee. He was one of the first South Koreans to be capped for their country at international level. He was the goalkeeper of the South Korean national team for the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1954 Asian Games. After retiring, he became an international football referee from 1957 to 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hong Deok-young is the 2,444th most popular soccer player (up from 5,129th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 117th in 2019) and the 11th most popular North Korean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hong Deok-young ranks 2,444 out of 21,273. Before him are Ziad Tlemçani, Christian Ziege, Danilo, Rigobert Song, Robert Körner, and Andrew Watson. After him are Javi Martínez, Ľubomír Luhový, Gianni De Biasi, Zvonko Bego, Arne Selmosson, and Rubén Baraja.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Hong Deok-young ranks 311. Before him are James Krüss, Bal Thackeray, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Astrid Ivask, Sverre Stenersen, and Bryan Johnson. After him are René Depestre, Edmund Purdom, Julius Katchen, Abdur Rahman Biswas, Hans Günter Winkler, and Fritz Stern. Among people deceased in 2005, Hong Deok-young ranks 206. Before him are Vladimir Toporov, Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi, Jan Pieter Schotte, Abdallah Ibrahim, Sverre Stenersen, and Pierre Daninos. After him are Song Renqiong, Melita Norwood, Giuliano Bonfante, Fabrizio Meoni, Frank Gorshin, and Cliff Allison.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Hong Deok-young ranks 112 out of 162. Before him are Akira Takarada (1934), Kim Sowol (1902), Ahn Changho (1876), Kim Sol-song (1974), Ri Yong-ho (1956), and Choe Thae-bok (1930). After him are Kim Iryeop (1896), Kim Myeong-sun (1896), Kim Yong-chol (1946), Im Shung-hwi (1946), Chang Sang (1939), and Pak Ui-chun (1932).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In North Korea

Among soccer players born in North Korea, Hong Deok-young ranks 14. Before him are Kim Sung-gan (1912), Pak Doo-ik (1943), Pak Seung-zin (1941), Li Dong-woon (1945), Kim Jong-hun (1956), and Yang Song-guk (1944). After him are Im Shung-hwi (1946), Li Chan-myung (1947), Ji Yun-nam (1976), Hong Yong-jo (1982), Ri Myong-guk (1986), and Kim Yong-jun (1983).

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