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Hong Yong-jo

1982 - Today

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Hong Yong-jo (Korean: 홍영조; Hancha: 洪映早; born 22 May 1982) is a former North Korean football midfielder. He captained North Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Hong is one of the few North Korean footballers to ever play abroad, having had spells in Russia and Serbia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hong Yong-jo is the 5,448th most popular soccer player (up from 6,598th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 120th in 2019) and the 15th most popular North Korean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hong Yong-jo ranks 5,448 out of 21,273. Before him are Faiq Bolkiah, José Fonte, Hideaki Kaetsu, Eusebio Díaz, Choi In-young, and Franco Armani. After him are Falko Götz, Kenji Takahashi, Oscar Zubía, Ali Bencheikh, Nobuyuki Kojima, and Laurențiu Reghecampf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Hong Yong-jo ranks 203. Before him are Marco Amelia, Nicolas Mahut, Mikhail Youzhny, Deniz Çakır, Annemiek van Vleuten, and Alexa Davalos. After him are Soraya Arnelas, Bridget Regan, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Markus Rosenberg, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, and Kang Hye-jung.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Hong Yong-jo ranks 127 out of 162. Before him are Ji Yun-nam (1976), Park Yeon-mi (1993), Han Pil-hwa (1942), Thae Yong-ho (1962), Shin Dong-hyuk (1982), and Choe Son-hui (1964). After him are Li Bun-hui (1968), Ri Myong-guk (1986), An Kum-ae (1980), Kim Yong-jun (1983), Kim Myong-won (1983), and Mun In-guk (1978).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In North Korea

Among soccer players born in North Korea, Hong Yong-jo ranks 18. Before him are Kim Jong-hun (1956), Yang Song-guk (1944), Hong Deok-young (1926), Im Shung-hwi (1946), Li Chan-myung (1947), and Ji Yun-nam (1976). After him are Ri Myong-guk (1986), Kim Yong-jun (1983), Kim Myong-won (1983), Mun In-guk (1978), Cha Jong-hyok (1985), and Ri Kwang-chon (1985).

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