Hong Deok-young

Hong Deok-young (Hangul: 홍덕영, Hanja: 洪德永; 5 May 1926 – 13 September 2005) was a South Korean football manager, referee and former football player. He was one of the first South Koreans to be capped for their country at international level.[1] He was the goalkeeper of the South Korea national team who appeared at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1954 Asian Games. After retiring, he was an international football referee from 1957 to 1967.[1] In later life, Hong went blind due to complication of diabetes mellitus, which already had an impact on his eyesight during his professional years, requiring him to wear glasses on the pitch. He died on 13 September 2005.[1]

Hong Deok-young
홍덕영
Personal information
Full name Hong Deok-young
Date of birth (1926-05-05)5 May 1926[1]
Place of birth Hamhung, Hamnam, Japanese Korea
Date of death 13 September 2005(2005-09-13) (aged 79)
Place of death Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1950 Korea University
1947 Seoul FC
?–1955 Joseon Textile
National team
1948–1954 South Korea 17 (0)
Teams managed
1959–1962 Korea University
1969–1976 Seoul Bank
1971 South Korea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This is a Korean name; the family name is Hong.

Playing career

In the winter of 1945, Hong left his hometown Hamhung and started his football career at Korea University.[2] On 11 April 1947, Seoul FC, temporary national team before the Republic of Korea was established, arrived in Shanghai where they played five fixtures against Shanghai amateur football teams, and he participated in these games.[3]

Hong participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics, the South Korea's first international tournament, and contributed to first victory of their history against Mexico. However, they met the eventual champions Sweden in the quarter-finals and lost 12–0, the margin of South Korea's biggest defeat so far. He struggled in Sweden's 48 shots and was wounded in the chest after the match.[4]

Hong was selected for South Korea for the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, the South Korea's first FIFA World Cup. South Korea qualified for the World Cup by defeating Japan in the qualification, but they got airline tickets late, and arrived in Switzerland ten hours before the start of their first match.[5] They lost 9–0 to Hungary's "Magical Magyars" in the first match. They met Hungary with the worst condition after they took an airplane for 46 hours, and four teammates left the field during the match in exhaustion. The substitute system didn't exist in football at that time, so South Korea finished the match by only seven players.[2] The South Korean manager Kim Yong-sik changed seven players in the second line-up by worrying about players' stamina,[5][6][7] but lost 7–0 to Turkey. Hong played all two matches and became the goalkeeper who conceded the most goals in a World Cup by conceding 16 goals.[8]

Honours

Joseon Textile

South Korea

Individual

References
  1. 축구원로 홍덕영씨. Naver.com (in Korean). Seoul Shinmun. 14 September 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. 반세기만에 한 푼 원로축구인 홍덕영옹 (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. 5 June 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. 上海遠征蹴球 今十日空路壯途에. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 10 April 1947. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. 첫 올림픽·월드컵 수문장 홍덕영씨 (in Korean). NK chosun. 30 August 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. 200달러 들고 46시간 날아 헝가리에 9대0 참패 (in Korean). No Cut News. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. "Hungary 9-0 Korea Republic". FIFA. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. "Turkey 7-0 Korea Republic". FIFA. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. "Quirky Facts". Goalkeepers Are Different. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  9. 대통령배전국축구대회 (in Korean). KFA. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. Garin, Erik; Herfiyana, Novan; Morrison, Neil (2 October 2014). "Asian Games 1954". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. '축구 명예의 전당'에서 한국 축구의 전통 세워나간다. (in Korean). KFA. 23 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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