Hong Eun-ah

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Eun-ah
Full name Hong Eun-ah
Born (1980-01-09) 9 January 1980 (age 44)
South Korea
International
Years League
2003−2012 FIFA

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

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]

  1. ^ a b "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.