Hong Deok-young (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The le ...

: 홍덕영,

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: 洪德永; 5 May 1926 – 13 September 2005) was a South Korean football player, manager and referee. He was one of the first South Koreans to be capped for their country at international level. He was the goalkeeper of the South Korean national team for the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzer ...

and

1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games ( fil, Palarong Asyano 1954), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954 was a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Commi ...

. After retiring, he became an international football referee from 1957 to 1967. In later life, Hong went blind due to complication of

diabetes mellitus Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ...

, 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.

International career

Seoul FC, temporary

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before the

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was established, left for

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in April 1947 and played five matches against Shanghai's amateur football teams. Hong participated in these games. Hong participated in the

, South Korea's first international tournament, and contributed to South Korea's first-ever victory against

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. In the quarter-finals, however, South Korea met the eventual champions Sweden and lost 12–0, the margin of their biggest defeat so far. He struggled in Sweden's 48 shots, and was wounded in the chest after the match. Hong was selected for the national team for the

in Switzerland. South Korea qualified for the World Cup by defeating Japan in the

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. However, Korean players got airline tickets late, and arrived in Switzerland ten hours before the start of their first match. They lost 9–0 to

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's "

Magical Magyars The Golden Team ( hu, Aranycsapat; also known as the Mighty Magyars, the Magical Magyars, the Magnificent Magyars, the Marvellous Magyars, or the Light Cavalry) refers to the Hungary national football team of the 1950s. It is associated with seve ...

" in their first match. They met Hungary in the worst condition after they took an airplane for 46 hours, and four players of them left the field in exhaustion during the match. The substitute system didn't exist in football at the time, and so South Korea finished the match with only seven players. The South Korean manager

Kim Yong-sik Kim Yong-sik (; Hanja: 金容植; 25 July 1910 – 8 March 1985) was a South Korean Association football, football player and manager. He is esteemed as the godfather of the South Korean football. International career Kim played internationa ...

changed seven players in the second line-up due to his concern about players' stamina, but they lost 7–0 to

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. Hong played all of the two matches and became the goalkeeper who conceded the most goals in a single World Cup by conceding 16 goals.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Joseon Textile *

Korean President's Cup The President's Cup National Football Tournament is a football competition, held by Korea Football Association, for South Korean semi-professional and amateur football clubs. This competition was originally one of major club competitions of So ...

runner-up: 1952, 1953, 1954 South Korea * Asian Games silver medal: 1954 Individual * Korean FA Hall of Fame: 2005

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hong, Deok-Young 1926 births 2005 deaths Association football goalkeepers South Korean footballers South Korea international footballers South Korean football managers South Korean football referees 1954 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers of South Korea Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1954 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games