Hong Myung-bo

Hong Myung-bo is a South Korean footballer and manager, born on 12 February 1969 in Seoul, South Korea. Hong played as a sweeper for Kashiwa Reysol and Bellmare Hiratsuka. Hong scored 36 goals in 467 games for club and country and won 8 trophies, including 3 league titles.

Hong's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions33126
South Korea13610
Total46736

Goals per game: 0.08.

Hong's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 8
  • League titles: 3
  • Domestic cups: 3
  • Trophies with South Korea: 1
  • Individual awards: 30

Sangmu FC

  • Korean National Semipro League (Autumn): 1 (1991)

Pohang Steelers

  • Asian Club Championship: 1 (1996–97)
  • K League 1: 1 (1992)
  • Korean FA Cup: 1 (1996)
  • Korean League Cup: 1 (1993)

Kashiwa Reysol

  • J.League Cup: 1 (1999)

South Korea B

  • Summer Universiade: 1 (1991)

South Korea

  • Dynasty Cup: 1 (1990)

Individual

  • FIFA World XI: 1 (1997)
  • FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 1 (2002)
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1 (2002)
  • FIFA World Cup Fans' All-Star Team: 1 (2002)
  • FIFA 100: 1 (2004)
  • AFC Asian All-Star: 3 (1993, 1997, 2000)
  • AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1 (2000)
  • AFC Hall of Fame: 1 (2014)
  • AFC Opta All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup: 1 (2020)
  • AFC Fans' All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup: 1 (2020)
  • AFC Asian Cup All-time XI: 1 (2023)
  • IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the 20th Century: 1 (2021)
  • and 9 more

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1991: Sangmu
  2. 1992–1997: Pohang Steelers, 110 games, 14 goals
  3. 1997–1998: Bellmare Hiratsuka, 42 games, 0 goals
  4. 1999–2001: Kashiwa Reysol, 72 games, 7 goals
  5. 2002: Pohang Steelers, 19 games, 0 goals
  6. 2003–2004: LA Galaxy, 38 games, 0 goals

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