Hong Myung-Bo
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| Hong Myung-Bo | |
|---|---|
| Hangul: | 홍명보 |
| Hanja: | 洪明甫 |
| Revised Romanization: | Hong Myeong-bo |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Hong Myŏng-bo |
Hong Myung-Bo (born February 12, 1969 in Seoul) was a South Korean football player; he recently announced his retirement following the end of the 2004 Major League Soccer season, having finished his career with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Hong was on the Korean national team for the 1990 World Cup, the 1994 World Cup, the 1998 World Cup, and the 2002 World Cup, the first Korean player to do so. He won the Bronze Ball in the 2002 World Cup as the third best player in the tournament, as he captained the Korean team to a fourth place finish. He ended his international career after the 2002 World Cup as the all-time leader in appearances for the South Korea national football team, with 135.
Hong was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
On September 26, 2005, he was named assistant head coach on the South Korea national football team.
Clubs
- 1992-1997 Pohang Steelers
- 1997-1998 Bellmare Hiratsuka
- 1999-2002 Kashiwa Reysol
- 2002 Pohang Steelers
- 2003-2004 Los Angeles Galaxy
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