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Hong Yong-Jo
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-22) 22 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 25 April
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 25 April ? (41)
2007–2008 Bežanija 7 (1)
2008–2010 Rostov 31 (3)
2011– 25 April 112 (68)
International career
2002–2011 North Korea 51 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2010
Hong Yong-jo
Chosŏn'gŭl
홍영조
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHong Yeong-jo
McCune–ReischauerHong Yŏngjo

Hong Yong-Jo (Korean: 홍영조; Hancha: 洪映早; born 22 May 1982[1]) is a North Korean international football striker, currently playing for 25 April FC in the DPR Korea League. He previously played for FC Rostov in Russia and FK Bežanija in the Serbian SuperLiga.[2]

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

Club career statistics

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.

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.[3]

Goals for senior national team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 February 2004 Sana'a, Yemen  Yemen 1–1 Draw 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1 9 June 2004 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 4–1 Won 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1 8 September 2004 Pyongyang, Korea DPR  Thailand 4–1 Won 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1 13 October 2004 Pyongyang, Korea DPR  Yemen 2–1 Won 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1 7 March 2005 Taipei, Taiwan  Mongolia 6–0 Won East Asian Cup 2005 qualification
2 11 March 2005 Taipei, Taiwan  Guam 21–0 Won East Asian Cup 2005 qualification
1 28 December 2005 Phuket, Thailand  Thailand 2–0 Won Friendly
1 30 December 2005 Phuket, Thailand  Latvia 1–2 Lost Friendly
1 6 February 2008 Amman, Jordan  Jordan 1–0 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 14 June 2008 Pyongyang, Korea DPR  Jordan 2–0 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1 10 September 2008 Shanghai, China  South Korea 1–1 Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ Soccerway profile
  2. ^ Tertitskiy, Fyodor (2 February 2009). "North Korean Footballers in Russia". The Daily NK. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  3. ^ Hong Yong-Jo at National-Football-Teams.com

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