Hong Myung-bo

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Hong Myung-bo (Template:Langx, Hanja: 洪明甫; Template:IPA; 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is currently the manager of the 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. He is also the first Asian player ever to receive the Bronze Ball at the FIFA World Cup.<ref name="Bronze"/> He gained attention after showing his outstanding ability in the FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup competitions. He received some votes in elections for the FIFA World Player of the Year, finishing 21st in 1996 and 17th in 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Furthermore, he was also selected for the FIFA 100, Pelé's selection about the 125 greatest living footballers in the world.<ref name="FIFA100"/>

International career

1990 World Cup

Hong was named in South Korea's squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup just four months after his international debut.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The youngest South Korean player to participate in the tournament, Hong played all of the three matches in the group stage and received the most praise in South Korea despite losing all group matches.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1994 World Cup

Hong was selected as a member of South Korean Universiade team in 1991.<ref name="Universiade"/> He stabilized South Korea's defense, helping them advance to the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He scored South Korea's first penalty in the shoot-out after South Korea drew the final with the Netherlands without a goal during 120 minutes. Hong and South Korea won a gold medal by defeating the Netherlands on penalties.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Hong's talent began to receive attention in earnest since the 1994 FIFA World Cup. When South Korea had only five minutes to catch up Spain, which was leading the match with the score of 2–0, he scored South Korea's first goal outside the penalty area, and assisted his teammate Seo Jung-won to score the equaliser shortly after his goal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> While South Korea was losing to defending champions Germany by conceding three goals in the first half, Hong scored one of South Korea's two goals in the second half with a long-range shot.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1998 World Cup

Hong participated in the 1994 Asian Games after the World Cup, but he injured his knee during the quarter-final match against Japan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> South Korea lost to Uzbekistan in the semi-finals after he quit the tournament.

While Park Jong-hwan managed South Korean national team, Hong was in conflict with Park who had a coercive disposition, and was criticized for forming his faction in the team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was also doubted whether he played the game lazily after South Korea lost 6–2 to Iran in the quarter-finals of the 1996 AFC Asian Cup.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Under the next manager Cha Bum-kun, South Korea recorded one draw and two defeats including a 5–0 loss to the Netherlands in the group stage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Hong also failed to prevent South Korea's elimination in the group stage.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2002 World Cup

Hong was going to be selected as an over-aged player of South Korean under-23 team for the 2000 Summer Olympics, but he was injured just before the tournament.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, Hong was selected for the All-Star Team, although South Korea failed to win the title by losing the semi-final match against Saudi Arabia.

Hong captained South Korea to a historic fourth-place finish in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He scored the winning penalty to secure a 5–3 shoot-out victory after a goalless draw in the quarter-final match against Spain. The Technical Study Group voted Hong 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 in a World Cup.

In that year, Hong ended his international career after a friendly match against World Cup champions Brazil as the all-time leader in appearances for South Korean national team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> An offensive sweeper, he was noted for his accurate long-range passing skills which greatly contributed to South Korea's attack.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was nicknamed the "Eternal Libero" by the South Korean media, and became a preeminent icon of South Korean football during his era.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Managerial career

South Korea

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

The Korean FA announced that it had appointed Hong as the manager of the South Korea under-20 team, on 19 February 2009. Under his guidance the team reached the quarter-finals of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but were eliminated due to a 3–2 defeat to Ghana, the eventual champions.

Hong also served an assistant coach for South Korea under-23 team under Park Sung-hwa. In October 2009, he took over the coaching duties at under-23 team. He led his team into third place in the 2010 Asian Games. On 10 August 2012, Hong Myung-bo coached the men's Olympic team to a 2–0 win over Japan to secure the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, which set up a record by obtaining the first medal ever for South Korea in Olympic football as well as being the first Asian team in 44 years to win a medal at that event.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Choi Kang-hee, the previous manager of South Korea, resigned from his position at the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. After working as assistant coach to Guus Hiddink at Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala for half a year, Hong was appointed as the new manager of the team on 24 June 2013 to prepare the team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After a winless FIFA World Cup campaign, Hong resigned from his post on 10 July 2014.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

Hangzhou Greentown

On 17 December 2015, Hong was appointed as the manager of Chinese Super League club Hangzhou Greentown. In his first match on 6 March 2016, he guided the team to a 2–1 win over Changchun Yatai. However, his team was relegated to the second division 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Ulsan Hyundai

On 24 December 2020, Hong was appointed as the manager of K League 1 club Ulsan Hyundai.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He led the club to win two consecutive national league titles in 2022 and 2023.<ref name=":0" />

Return to South Korea

On 8 July 2024, Hong was reappointed as the manager of the South Korea national team by Korean FA's committeemen in charge of finding a new manager.<ref name=":0" /> Korean FA 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

Hong married Cho Soo-mi, who was five years younger than him, in 1997. He has two sons, Hong Seong-min and Hong Jeong-min. One of them is currently attending Korea International School.Template:Citation needed Hong also has two younger siblings. Hong is known for his reticence and charisma.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
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Sangmu FC (draft) 1991 Semipro League Template:Efn Template:Efn — Template:Efn
Pohang Steelers 1992 K League 29 1 — 8 0 — — 37 1
1993 K League 11 1 — 1 0 — — 12 1
1994 K League 17 4 — 0 0 — — 17 4
1995 K League 24 1 — 7 0 — — 31 1
1996 K League 29 7 Template:Efn 5 0 Template:Efn — 34 7
1997 K League 0 0 Template:Efn 6 0 Template:Efn — 6 0
Total 110 14 27 0 — 137 14
Bellmare Hiratsuka 1997 J1 League 10 0 3 1 0 0 — — 13 1
1998 J1 League 32 0 2 0 0 0 — — 34 0
Total 42 0 5 1 0 0 — — 47 1
Kashiwa Reysol 1999 J1 League 28 5 4 2 5 2 — — 37 9
2000 J1 League 29 2 2 0 2 0 — — 33 2
2001 J1 League 15 0 0 0 3 0 — — 18 0
Total 72 7 6 2 10 2 — — 88 11
Pohang Steelers 2002 K League 19 0 Template:Efn 0 0 — — 19 0
LA Galaxy 2003 Major League Soccer 25 0 2 0 — Template:Efn — 27 0
2004 Major League Soccer 13 0 0 0 — — — 13 0
Total 38 0 2 0 — — 40 0
Career total 281 21 13 3 37 2 331 26

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International

  • Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    National team Year Apps Goals
    South Korea 1990 20 2
    1991 1 0
    1992 3 1
    1993 18 2
    1994 14 4
    1995 5 0
    1996 16 1
    1997 12 0
    1998 8 0
    1999 5 0
    2000 11 0
    2001 7 0
    2002 16 0
    Total 136 10
  • Appearances and goals by competition
    Competition Apps Goals
    Friendlies 48 2
    Minor competitions 26 2
    CONCACAF Gold Cup 2 0
    Asian Games 9 1
    AFC Asian Cup qualification 3 1
    AFC Asian Cup 9 0
    FIFA Confederations Cup 3 0
    FIFA World Cup qualification 20 2
    FIFA World Cup 16 2
    Total 136 10
    • Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
    List of international goals scored by Hong Myung-bo
    No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
    1 3 August 1990 Beijing, China 10 Template:Fb 1–0 1–1 Template:Aet
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    2 23 September 1990 Beijing, China 13 Template:Fb 1–0 7–0 1990 Asian Games
    3 24 August 1992 Beijing, China 23 Template:Fb 1–0 1–1 1992 Dynasty Cup
    4 13 May 1993 Beirut, Lebanon 29 Template:Fb 1–0 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
    5 19 October 1993 Doha, Qatar 39 Template:Fb 2–1 2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
    6 5 June 1994 Boston, United States 46 Template:Fb 1–1 1–2 Friendly
    7 17 June 1994 Dallas, United States 48 Template:Fb 1–2 2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup
    8 27 June 1994 Dallas, United States 50 Template:Fb 2–3 2–3 1994 FIFA World Cup
    9 11 September 1994 Gangneung, South Korea 51 Template:Fb 1–0 1–0 Friendly
    10 8 August 1996 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 69 Template:Fb 1–0 4–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification

    Managerial statistics

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    Managerial record by team and tenure
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    South Korea U20 19 February 2009 9 October 2009

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    South Korea U23 20 October 2009 27 June 2013

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    South Korea 27 June 2013 10 July 2014

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    Hangzhou Greentown 17 December 2015 27 May 2017

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    Ulsan HDTemplate:Efn 24 December 2020 11 July 2024

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    South Korea 8 July 2024 Present

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    Total

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    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

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    References

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