1969 - Today
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 player. who played as a sweeper, and 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 (up from 40 in 2019). Hong Myung-bo is the 769th most popular soccer player (up from 905th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 125th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Hong Myung-bo ranks 769 out of 16,880. Before him are Dieter Müller, N'Golo Kanté, Alejandro Scopelli, Hans Tilkowski, Pahiño, and Ariel Ortega. After him are Memphis Depay, Dirceu, Azeglio Vicini, Jorginho, Julio Salinas, and Uichiro Hatta.
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 763
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 764
1908 - 1987
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 765
1935 - 2020
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 766
1923 - 2012
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 767
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 768
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 769
1994 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 770
1952 - 1995
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 771
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 772
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 773
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 774
1903 - 1989
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 775
Among people born in 1969, Hong Myung-bo ranks 73. Before him are Michael Sheen, Marc Wilmots, Jojo Moyes, Vítor Baía, Zach Galifianakis, and Oleg Salenko. After him are Shannon Lee, Robert Sean Leonard, Triple H, Manu Bennett, Bobby Brown, and Takeshi Obata.
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 67
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 68
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 69
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 70
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 71
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 72
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 73
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 74
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 75
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 76
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 77
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 78
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 79
Among people born in South Korea, Hong Myung-bo ranks 114 out of 944. Before him are Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338), Kim Seok-jin (1992), Gim Hongdo (1745), Son Ye-jin (1982), Song Kang-ho (1967), and Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886). After him are J-Hope (1994), Isang Yun (1917), Lee Young-ae (1971), Choi Eun-hee (1926), Lee Chang-dong (1954), and Im Kwon-taek (1936).
1338 - 1352
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 108
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 109
1745 - 1806
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 110
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 111
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 112
1886 - 1947
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 113
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 114
1994 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 115
1917 - 1995
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 116
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 117
1926 - 2018
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 118
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 119
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 120
Among soccer players born in South Korea, Hong Myung-bo ranks 2. Before him are Cha Bum-kun (1953). After him are Son Heung-min (1992), Park Ji-sung (1981), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Hwang Sun-hong (1968), Huh Jung-moo (1955), Shin Tae-yong (1970), Kim Joo-sung (1966), Choi Kang-hee (1959), Lee Woon-jae (1973), and Park Chu-young (1985).
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 2
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 3
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 4
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 5
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 6
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 7
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 8
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 9
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 10
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 11
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 12