HONG Myung-Bo

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Date: 25 June 2002

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- POSITION
  Defender
- DATE OF BIRTH
  Wednesday, 12 February 1969
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Seoul, South Korea

INTERNATIONAL
South Korea
- CAREER DATES
  1990 - 2002.
- Debut
  4th. February 1990 in 2-3 defeat to Norway.
- Final Appearance
  20th. November 2002 in 2-3 home defeat to Brazil.
- Total Caps
  136 International matches 10 goals

WORLD CUP
- Debut
  12 June 1990
  South Korea 0-2 Belgium
- World Cup Games
  1990 (3), 1994 (3), 1998 (3), 2002 (7)

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HONG Myung-Bo - South Korea - FIFA World Cup 2002 Finals.

The above photo shows Korean footballer Hong Myung-Bo during the game against Germany

at the 2002 World Cup Finals.

SOUTH KOREA 0:1 GERMANY (0:1) (25.06.02 Seoul - 62, 625)

Lee Woon-Jae, Choi Jin-Cheul (56 Lee Min-Sung), Hong Myung-Bo (c - 80 Seol Ki-Hyeon), Kim Tae-Young, Song Chong-Gug,

Park Ji-Sung, Yoo Sang-Chul, Lee Young-Pyo, Cha Du-Ri, Hwang Sun-Hong (51 Ahn Jung-Hwan), Lee Chun-Soo

SOUTH KOREA 2:3 TURKEY (1:3) Lee Eul-Young, Song Chung-Gug. (29.06.02 Daegu - 63, 483)

Lee Woon-Jae, Yoo Sang-Chul (2nd c), Hong Myung-Bo (c - 46 Kim Tae-Young), Lee Min-Sung, Song Chong-Gug,

Park Ji-Sung, Lee Young-Pyo, Lee Eul-Young (65 Cha Du-Ri), Seol Ki-Hyeon (79 Choi Tae-Uk), Ahn Jung-Hwan, Lee Chun-Soo.

The above photo shows Korean footballer Hong Myung-Bo during the game against Italy

at the 2002 World Cup Finals. Photo G. Herringshaw. ©

SOUTH KOREA 2:1 ITALY (0:1) - golden goal Seol Ki-Hyeon, Ahn Jung-Hwan. 18.06.02 Daejeon - 38,588.

Lee Woon-Jae, Choi Jin-Cheul, Hong Myung-Bo (c -85 Cha Du-Ri), Kim Tae-Young (65 Hwang Sun-Hong),

Song Chong-Gug, Kim Nam-Il (70 Lee Chun-Soo), Park Ji-Sung, Yoo Sang-Chul (2nd c), Lee Young-Pyo, Ahn Jung-Hwan, Seol Ki-Hyeon

SOUTH KOREA 0:0 SPAIN - Korea won 5-3 on penalties (22.06.02 Gwangju - 42, 114)

Lee Woon-Jae, Choi Jin-Cheul, Hong Myung-Bo (c), Kim Tae-Young (90 Hwang Sun-Hong), Song Chong-Gug,

Kim Nam-Il (32 Lee Eul-Young), Park Ji-Sung, Yoo Sang-Chul (61 Lee Chun-Soo), Lee Young-Pyo, Ahn Jung-Hwan, Seol Ki-Hyeon.

Korea's Hong Myung-Bo during the game against the USA at the 2002 World Cup Finals.

SOUTH KOREA 2:0 POLAND (1:0) Hwang Sun-Hong, Yoo Sang-Chul (04.06.02 Busan - 48, 760)

Lee Woon-Jae, Choi Jin-Cheul, Hong Myung-Bo (c), Kim Tae-Young, Song Chong-Gug, Kim Nam-Il, Hwang Sun-Hong (51 Ahn Jung-Hwan), Yoo Sang-Chul (62 Lee Chun-Soo), Lee Eul-Young, Park Ji-Sung, Seol Ki-Hyeon (90 Cha Du-Ri)
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SOUTH KOREA 1:1 USA (0:1) Ahn Jung-Hwan (10.06.02 Daegu - 60, 778)
Lee Woon-Jae, Choi Jin-Cheul, Hong Myung-Bo (c), Kim Tae-Young, Song Chong-Gug, Kim Nam-Il, Hwang Sun-Hong (56 Ahn Jung-Hwan), Yoo Sang-Chul (70 Choi Yong-Soo), Lee Eul-Young, Park Ji-Sung (38 Lee Chun-Soo), Seol Ki-Hyeon
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SOUTH KOREA 1:0 PORTUGAL (0:0) Park Ji-Sung (14.06.02 Incheon - 50, 239)
Lee Woon-Jae, Choi Jin-Cheul, Hong Myung-Bo (c), Kim Tae-Young, Song Chong-Gug, Kim Nam-Il, Park Ji-Sung, Yoo Sang-Chul, Lee Young-Pyo, Ahn Jung-Hwan (93 Lee Chun-Soo), Seol Ki-Hyeon

South Korean former footballer Hong Myung-Bo who, along with Cha Bum-Kun, is often considered one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time. 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 final tournaments.

Hong often played as a centre-back but also played at the full-back position. He was often touted to be the best sweeper in Asia at that time. He was often cited as the "Korean Libero" by the media due to his ability to play deep into the midfield and strike a long distance ball. He retired as a player 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", Pelé's selection of the 125 greatest living footballers in the world.

He was also the recipient of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball.

2002 World Cup.

Hong captained the Korean national team to a historic fourth place finish in the 2002 World Cup. He scored the winning penalty to secure a 5–3 shootout victory in the quarter final against Spain after a goalless draw. The Technical Study Group voted him as the third best player of the tournament (Bronze Ball award), the first ever Asian to be named in the top 3 players in a World Cup. Leader of the Korean defensive trio alongside Kim Tae-Young and Choi Jin-Cheul, 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.