Hong Eun-ah

Hong Eun-ah (Korean: 홍은아), (born 9 January 1980)[1] is a former South Korean football referee.

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Eun-ah
Full name Hong Eun-ah
Born (1980-01-09) 9 January 1980
South Korea
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
  1. "Referee". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  2. "Hong gets prestigious assignment". Asian Football Confederation. 2010-04-16. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  3. Kyu-wook, Oh (2010-04-16). "Hong Una makes English soccer history". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
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