Hong Eun-ah
Hong Eun-ah (Korean: 홍은아), (born 9 January 1980)[1] is a former South Korean football referee.
Full name | Hong Eun-ah | ||
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Born |
South Korea | 9 January 1980||
International | |||
Years | League | ||
2003−2012 | FIFA |
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
- "Referee". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- "Hong gets prestigious assignment". Asian Football Confederation. 2010-04-16. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- Kyu-wook, Oh (2010-04-16). "Hong Una makes English soccer history". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
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