Hong Myung-bo

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Hong Myung-bo
Hong Myung-Bo.jpg
Hong in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-02-12) 12 February 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Sweeper
Team information
Current team
 South Korea (manager)
Youth career
1981–1983 [1] Kwanghee Middle School
1984–1986 [1] Dongbuk High School  [ ko ]
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1990 Korea University  [ ko ]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991 Sangmu FC (draft)
1992–1997 Pohang Steelers 110 (14)
1997–1998 Bellmare Hiratsuka 42 (0)
1999–2001 Kashiwa Reysol 72 (7)
2002 Pohang Steelers 19 (0)
2003–2004 LA Galaxy 38 (0)
Total281(21)
International career
2000 South Korea U23 1 [α] (0)
1991 South Korea B
1990–2002 South Korea 136 (10)
Managerial career
2005–2007 South Korea (assistant)
2009 South Korea U20
2009–2012 South Korea U23
2013 Anzhi Makhachkala (assistant)
2013–2014 South Korea
2015–2017 Hangzhou Greentown
2020–2024 Ulsan HD
2024– South Korea
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (as player)
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Sheffield [2]
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Beijing
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Lebanon
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (as manager)
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou
EAFF Championship
Runner-up 2025 South Korea
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 South Korea
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Korean pronunciation: [hoŋmjʌŋbo] ; born 12 February 1969) is a South Korean football manager and former footballer who played as a sweeper. He is currently the manager of the South Korea national team.

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Hong is widely considered one of the greatest Asian defenders of all time. [3] He participated at four consecutive FIFA World Cups between 1990 and 2002, becoming the first Asian player to do so. He also received the Bronze Ball at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Asian to receive an individual award at the World Cup. [4] He received some votes in elections for the FIFA World Player of the Year, finishing 21st in 1996 and 17th in 2002. [5] [6] In 2004, he was selected for the FIFA 100 by Pelé. [7]

International career

1990 World Cup

Hong was selected for the South Korea national team for the 1990 FIFA World Cup just four months after his international debut. [8] The youngest player at the team, he was one of the few South Koreans to be acclaimed, whlie they lost all three group stage matches. [9] [10]

1994 World Cup

Hong was selected for the South Korea Universiade team for the 1991 tournament. [2] He stabilised his team's defense, helping them advance to the final. [11] After a goalless draw with the Netherlands in the final, he scored his team's first penalty in a 5–4 penalty shoot-out win, contributing to winning the tournament. [12]

Hong's talent started to receive attention internationally at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. During the last five minutes of South Korea's opener against Spain, he converted opponents' 2–0 lead into a 2–2 draw by scoring a goal outside the penalty area and providing an assist for Seo Jung-won's equaliser. [13] He once again scored a long-range goal in a 3–2 defeat to defending champions Germany. [14] [15]

1998 World Cup

Hong participated at the 1994 Asian Games after the World Cup, but he injured his knee during a quarter-final match against Japan. [16] South Korea lost to Uzbekistan in the semi-finals after he quit the competition.

While Park Jong-hwan managed South Korea from 1995 to 1996, Hong was suspected of being in conflict with Park, who had a coercive disposition. The press reported that Hong formed a faction at the national team, [17] and doubted whether Hong did his best at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup, where South Korea was eliminated after a 6–2 quarter-final defeat to Iran. [18]

Under Cha Bum-kun, the next manager, South Korea had one draw and two defeats including a 5–0 defeat to the Netherlands in the group stage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Hong and his teammates conceded nine goals in three matches. [19]

2002 World Cup

Hong was going to be selected as an overage player of the South Korea under-23 team for the 2000 Summer Olympics, but he was injured just before the tournament. [20]

At the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, where South Korea finished third, Hong captained the national team, and was selected for the All-Star Team.

Hong led South Korea to a historic fourth-place finish at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He commanded South Korea's defensive line, which conceded only three goals until the semi-finals, and scored the final penalty to secure a 5–3 shoot-out win in a quarter-final match against Spain. Despite his error in the third place match against Turkey, which was followed by the fastest goal in World Cup history, [21] the Technical Study Group voted him as the third best player of the tournament, giving the Bronze Ball to him. He became the first-ever Asian player to be named one of the top three players at a World Cup. [4]

That year, Hong ended his international career after a friendly match against World Cup champions Brazil. He was South Korea's all-time leader in appearances with 136 caps at the time, [22] and his record was broken by Son Heung-min in 2025. [23]

Style of play

Hong didn't have rapid pace, untiring stamina or outstanding ability in man-to-man defense, but he possessed a wide field of vision as well as great leadership skills with which he marshalled his defensive partners. [24] [25] [26] An offensive sweeper, he was noted for his accurate long-range passing skills which greatly contributed to South Korea's attack. [27] He was nicknamed the "Eternal Libero" by the South Korean media, and became a preeminent icon of South Korean football during his era. [28]

Managerial career

South Korea

On 26 September 2005, after his retirement as a player, Hong returned to the national team as an assistant coach. He took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, helping manager Dick Advocaat. He also worked with the next manager Pim Verbeek at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. After Verbeek's resignation, he was one of the candidates to become the next manager.

On 19 February 2009, the Korea Football Association (KFA) announced that they had appointed Hong as the manager of the South Korea under-20 team. At the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the team reached the quarter-finals under his guidance, but lost 3–2 to eventual champions Ghana in the quarter-finals.

In October 2009, he took over duties as a manager of the South Korea under-23 team. He won bronze at both the 2010 Asian Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He achieved South Korea's first-ever Olympic medal in football, also known as Asia's second. [29]

After working as assistant coach to Guus Hiddink at Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala for half a year, on 24 June 2013, Hong was appointed South Korea's manager. His predecessor Choi Kang-hee resigned voluntarily at the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, and he started to prepare the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was going to be held after a year. [30] After a winless World Cup campaign, on 10 July 2014, he resigned from his post. [31]

Hangzhou Greentown

On 17 December 2015, Hong was appointed manager of Chinese Super League club Hangzhou Greentown. In his first match on 6 March 2016, he guided the club to a 2–1 win over Changchun Yatai. However, his team was relegated to the China League One after the 2016 season. The next year, he resigned from the club and criticised the club's owner for interfering in tactics and selection of players. [32]

Ulsan Hyundai

On 24 December 2020, Hong became the manager of K League 1 club Ulsan Hyundai. [33] He led Ulsan to win two consecutive league titles in 2022 and 2023. [31]

Return to South Korea

On 8 July 2024, Hong was reappointed as South Korea's manager by KFA's committeemen in charge of finding a new manager. [31] KFA president Chung Mong-gyu, who preferred foreign managers to domestic managers, tried to interfere in the procedure, but Hong's appointment was not reversed by the support of executives and committeemen. [34] His team qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with six wins and four draws without a defeat despite criticism about three consecutive draws in the middle of the qualifiers. [35]

Personal life

In 1997, Hong married a woman five years his junior, and has two sons. [36]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [37]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sangmu FC (draft)1991 Semipro League [a] [b] — [c]
Pohang Steelers 1992 K League 291—80——371
1993 K League111—10——121
1994 K League174—00——174
1995 K League241—70——311
1996 K League297 [d] 50 [e] —347
1997 K League00 [d] 60 [e] —60
Total11014270—13714
Bellmare Hiratsuka 1997 J1 League 1003100——131
1998 J1 League3202000——340
Total4205100——471
Kashiwa Reysol 1999 J1 League2854252——379
2000 J1 League2922020——332
2001 J1 League1500030——180
Total72762102——8811
Pohang Steelers 2002 K League190 [d] 00——190
LA Galaxy 2003 Major League Soccer 25020— [f] —270
2004 Major League Soccer13000———130
Total38020——400
Career total2812113337233126
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Korean Semi-professional Championship
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Korean President's Cup
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Korean FA Cup
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Asian Club Championship
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions' Cup

International

  • Appearances and goals by national team and year [38]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    South Korea 1990 202
    199110
    199231
    1993182
    1994144
    199550
    1996161
    1997120
    199880
    199950
    2000 110
    200170
    2002160
    Total13610
  • Appearances and goals by competition
    CompetitionAppsGoals
    Friendlies 482
    Minor competitions262
    CONCACAF Gold Cup 20
    Asian Games 91
    AFC Asian Cup qualification 31
    AFC Asian Cup 90
    FIFA Confederations Cup 30
    FIFA World Cup qualification 202
    FIFA World Cup 162
    Total13610
    • Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
    List of international goals scored by Hong Myung-bo
    No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    13 August 1990 Beijing, China10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–01–1 ( a.e.t. )
    (6–5 p)    		 1990 Dynasty Cup
    223 September 1990Beijing, China13Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1–07–0 1990 Asian Games
    324 August 1992Beijing, China23Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1–01–1 1992 Dynasty Cup
    413 May 1993 Beirut, Lebanon29Flag of India.svg  India 1–03–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
    519 October 1993 Doha, Qatar39Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq 2–12–21994 FIFA World Cup qualification
    65 June 1994 Boston, United States46Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1–11–2 Friendly
    717 June 1994 Dallas, United States48Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–22–2 1994 FIFA World Cup
    827 June 1994Dallas, United States50Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–32–31994 FIFA World Cup
    911 September 1994 Gangneung, South Korea51Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–01–0Friendly
    108 August 1996 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam69Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 1–04–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification

    Managerial statistics

    As of match played 18 November 2025
    Managerial record by team and tenure
    TeamFromToRecordRef.
    PldWDLWin %
    South Korea U20 19 February 20099 October 200912822066.67 [39]
    South Korea U23 20 October 200927 June 2013321985059.38 [40] [41] [42] [43]
    South Korea 27 June 201310 July 2014195410026.32 [44] [45]
    Hangzhou Greentown 17 December 201527 May 201745151119033.33 [46] [47] [48]
    Ulsan HD [a] 24 December 202011 July 2024175994234056.57 [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57]
    South Korea 8 July 2024Present191252063.16 [58] [59]
    Total3021587272052.32
    1. ↑ Ulsan HD did not recognise penalty shoot-outs (at the Korea Cup and the AFC Champions League) as draws, announcing that Hong reached the 100th win in the 170th match. He finally had 102 wins, 37 draws and 36 losses according to their standard. [49]

    Honours

    Player

    Sangmu FC

    Pohang Steelers

    Kashiwa Reysol

    South Korea B

    South Korea

    Individual

    Manager

    South Korea U23

    Ulsan Hyundai

    South Korea

    Individual

    See also

    Notes

    1. ↑ Appearance as an overage player in a friendly

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