Hong Eun-ah

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hong.
Hong Eun-Ah
Full nameHong Eun-Ah
Born9 January 1980
South Korea
International
YearsLeague
2003FIFA

Hong Eun-Ah (Korean: 홍은아), (born 9 January 1980)[1] is a South Korean football referee.

She has refereed several major women's football matches at domestic and international level. These include matches at the 2008 and 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournaments. Hong is 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) tall.[1]

Hong studied at Loughborough University and while staying in England, was asked to referee the 2010 FA Women's Cup final. She was known as Una Hong in the UK.[2]

In November 2009 Hong was named Asian Football Confederation (AFC) female referee of the year.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Referee". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  2. "Hong gets prestigious assignment". Asian Football Confederation. 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  3. Kyu-wook, Oh (2010-04-16). "Hong Una makes English soccer history". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-06-06.