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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 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hong Myung-bo ranks 769 out of 16,880Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Hong Myung-bo ranks 73Before 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.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Hong Myung-bo ranks 114 out of 944Before 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).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Hong Myung-bo ranks 2Before 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).