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Hong Myung-bo

1969 - Today

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Hong Myung-bo (also spelled Hong Myeong-bo, Korean: 홍명보, Hanja: 洪明甫; Korean pronunciation: [hoŋmjʌŋbo]; born 12 February 1969) is a South Korean football manager and former footballer who played as a sweeper. Hong is often considered one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time. He is the current manager of South Korea national team. Hong was a member of the South Korean national team in four FIFA World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hong Myung-bo is the 610th most popular soccer player (up from 749th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 112th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hong Myung-bo ranks 610 out of 21,273. Before him are Phil Neville, Émerson Leão, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thibaut Courtois, José Ángel Iribar, and Edu Coimbra. After him are Ichiro Hosotani, Jorge Burruchaga, Cesc Fàbregas, Herbert Chapman, Edinson Cavani, and Adalbert Deșu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Hong Myung-bo ranks 54. Before him are Robert Prosinečki, Bixente Lizarazu, Tiësto, Vítor Baía, Steve McQueen, and Sahra Wagenknecht. After him are Darren Aronofsky, Timothy D. Snyder, Predrag Mijatović, Petteri Orpo, Jason Bateman, and Dana International.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hong Myung-bo ranks 107 out of 1,128. Before him are Choe Yeong (1316), Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), Heo Jun (1546), Byung-Chul Han (1959), Lee Jong-wook (1945), and Wallace (null). After him are Jisoo (1995), Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), Chung Hong-won (1944), Han Seung-soo (1936), Gong Yoo (1979), and Kim Soo-hyun (1988).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Hong Myung-bo ranks 4. Before him are Cha Bum-kun (1953), Son Heung-min (1992), and Park Ji-sung (1981). After him are Huh Jung-moo (1955), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Myung Rye-hyun (1926), Kim Jung-nam (1943), Lee Woon-jae (1973), Hwang Sun-hong (1968), Lee Young-pyo (1977), and Park Chu-young (1985).

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