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Biography of Hong Myung-Bo - Soccer
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Hong Myung-Bo (born February 12, 1969 in Seoul) was a South Korean soccer|football player; he recently announced his retirement following the end of the 2004 Major League Soccer season, having finished his career with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He won the Bronze Ball in the Football World Cup 2002|2002 World Cup as the third best player in the tournament, as he captained the Korean team to a fourth place finish. He ended his international career after the 2002 World Cup as the all-time leader in appearances for the South Korea national football team, with 135. Hong was named by Pelé as one of the FIFA 100|top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. ==Clubs== *1992-1997 Pohang Steelers *1997-1998 Bellmare Hiratsuka *1999-2002 Kashiwa Reysol *2002 Pohang Steelers *2003-2004 Los Angeles Galaxy ==See also== * List of Korea-related topics footybio-stub ja:洪明甫 fr:Hong Myung-Bo he:הונג מונג בו pt:Hong Myung-Bo de:Hong Myung-Bo
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