Hong Yong-Jo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hong.
Hong Yong-Jo
Personal information
Full name Hong Yong-Jo
Date of birth 22 May 1982 (1982-05-22) (age 29)
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club April 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2007 April 25 ? (41)
2007–2008 Bežanija 7 (1)
2008–2010 Rostov 31 (3)
2011- April 25
National team‡
2005– North Korea 68 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 April 2011
Hong Yong-Jo
Chosŏn'gŭl 홍영조
Hancha 洪映早
McCune–Reischauer Hong Yŏngjo
Revised Romanization Hong Yeong-jo

Hong Yong-Jo (Korean: 홍영조, Hanja: 洪映早; born 22 May 1982[1]) is a North Korean international football player. He last played for FC Rostov[2] in Russia. He previously played for April 25 FC in the North Korean 1st division and FK Bežanija in the Serbian SuperLiga.[3]

He captained the North Korean team that qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

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Club career stats

After playing many years with 4.25 Sports Team, he moved to Serbia in 2007 to play with FK Bežanija in the Serbian SuperLiga. In 2008 he signed with Russian FC Rostov where he will play three seasons, the two last in the Russian Premier League.[4]

Last update: 5 March 2010

Season Team Country Division Apps Goals
2004 4.25  North Korea 1
2005 4.25  North Korea 1
2006 4.25  North Korea 1
2007 4.25  North Korea 1
07/08 FK Bežanija  Serbia 1 7 1
2008 FC Rostov  Russia 2 16 2
2009 FC Rostov  Russia 1 14 1
2010 FC Rostov  Russia 1 1 0

International career stats

Hong Yong-Jo plays for the North Korean national team since 2002. He became one of the most important players, and was the team captain at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[5]

Goals for senior national team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
March 7, 2005 Taipei, Taiwan  Mongolia 6-0 Won East Asian Cup 2005 qualification
March 11, 2005 Taipei, Taiwan  Guam 21-0 Won East Asian Cup 2005 qualification
December 28, 2005 Phuket, Thailand  Thailand 2-0 Won Friendly
December 30, 2005 Phuket, Thailand  Latvia 1-2 Lost Friendly
February 6, 2008 Amman, Jordan  Jordan 1-0 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
June 14, 2008 Pyongyang, Korea DPR  Jordan 2-0 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
September 10, 2008 Shanghai, China  South Korea 1-1 Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ Soccerway profile
  2. ^ transfermarkt profile
  3. ^ Tertitskii, Fedor (2009-02-02). "North Korean Footballers in Russia". The Daily NK. http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=4510. Retrieved 2009-09-14. 
  4. ^ Hong Yong-Jo at Playerhistory.
  5. ^ Hong Yong-Jo at National-Football-Teams.com.

External links

North Korea squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
1 Ri Myong-Guk • 2 Cha Jong-Hyok • 3 Ri Jun-Il • 4 Pak Nam-Chol • 5 Ri Kwang-Chon • 6 Choe Myong-Ho • 7 Ryang Yong-Gi • 8 Ji Yun-Nam • 9 Jong Tae-Se • 10 Hong Yong-Jo (c) • 11 Mun In-Guk • 12 Jon Kwang-Ik • 13 Pak Chol-Jin • 14 Pak Nam-Chol • 15 Kim Yong-Jun • 16 Choe Kum-Chol • 17 An Yong-Hak • 18 Kim Myong-Gil • 19 An Chol-Hyok • 20 Ri Kwang-Hyok • 21 Pak Chol-Min • 22 Ri Kwang-Il • 23 Kim Kuk-Jin • Coach: Jo Tong-Sop