Hong Yong-Jo

Hong Yong-Jo
	Hong Yong-Jo
Personal information
Full name	Hong Yong-Jo
Date of birth	May 22, 1982 (age 27)
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	FC Rostov
Number	21
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of 13:24, 13 June 2009 (UTC).; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of 12:21, 10 June 2009 (UTC).; * Appearances (Goals)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hong.

Hong Yong-Jo (Hangul: 홍영조 born 22 May 1982)^[1] is a North Korean international football player. He currently plays 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.

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

[edit] Club career stats

Last update: 10 June 2009

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
2004	April 25	North Korea	1	?	13
2005	April 25	North Korea	1	?	12
2006	April 25	North Korea	1	?	9
2007	April 25	North Korea	1	?	7
07/08	??	Macedonia	?	?	?
07/08	FK Bežanija	Serbia	1	7	1
2008	FC Rostov	Russia	2	16	2
2009	FC Rostov	Russia	1	7	1

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	Korea Republic	1-1	Draw	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Personal information
Hong Yong-Jo

Full name	Hong Yong-Jo
Date of birth	May 22, 1982 (1982-05-22) (age 27)
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	FC Rostov
Number	21
Senior career¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2007 2007–2008 2008–	April 25 FK Bežanija FC Rostov	0? (41) 07 0(1) 24 0(3)
National team²
2005–	Korea DPR	011 0(9)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:24, 13 June 2009 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12:21, 10 June 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)