SOCCER PLAYER

Hong Myung-bo

1969 - Today

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Hong Myung-bo (Korean: 홍명보, Hanja: 洪明甫; Korean pronunciation: [hoŋmjʌŋbo]; born 12 February 1969) is a South Korean football manager and former footballer who played as a sweeper. He is the current head coach of Ulsan HD. Hong is often considered one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time.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 World Cup final tournaments. He is also the first Asian player ever to receive the Bronze Ball at the World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hong Myung-bo has received more than 498,037 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Hong Myung-bo is the 750th most popular soccer player (up from 769th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 113th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Hong Myung-bos by language

Over the past year Hong Myung-bo has had the most page views in the with 73,006 views, followed by Japanese (46,916), and Korean (24,997). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Quechua (171.92%), Malagasy (107.84%), and Serbo-Croatian (92.21%)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hong Myung-bo ranks 750 out of 21,273. Before him are Dimitar Berbatov, Federico Sacchi, Alf Ramsey, Son Heung-min, Azeglio Vicini, and Joaquín Peiró. After him are Dida, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, Andrzej Szarmach, Mikel Arteta, Eduard Streltsov, and Cesc Fàbregas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Hong Myung-bo ranks 61. Before him are Petteri Orpo, Julia Ann, Triple H, Giorgi Margvelashvili, Bong Joon-ho, and Robert Miles. After him are Oleg Salenko, Thomas Vinterberg, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Marc Wilmots, Sahra Wagenknecht, and Laurie Holden.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hong Myung-bo ranks 111 out of 1,128. Before him are Ye Wanyong (1858), Kim Seok-jin (1992), RM (1994), Byung-Chul Han (1959), Bong Joon-ho (1969), and Son Heung-min (1992). After him are Kim Seong-su (1891), Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (1943), Goh Kun (1938), IU (1993), Lee Young-ae (1971), and Pak Song-chol (1913).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Hong Myung-bo ranks 3. Before him are Cha Bum-kun (1953), and Son Heung-min (1992). After him are Park Ji-sung (1981), Huh Jung-moo (1955), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Hwang Sun-hong (1968), Kim Min-jae (1996), Myung Rye-hyun (1926), Shin Tae-yong (1970), Choi Kang-hee (1959), and Kim Joo-sung (1966).

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