Park Joo Ho is a professional soccer player who competed in the 2018 FIFA World Cup as a member of the national Korean soccer team. He played in the match against Sweden, but left the game due to a hamstring rupture. He was also previously a member of FC Basel from 2011 to 2013, which is when he met his wife Anna, and currently plays for Ulsan Hyundai FC.  He explained, “Anna was a part-time worker at the cafe inside of the soccer stadium. I first met her on the plane and ran into her again. We both thought, ‘Oh?’ and we became friends. One day, Anna asked me if we were just friends or if I thought of her as a potential girlfriend. It made me think about our relationship and we started dating. After many twists and turns, Na Eun was suddenly created.”

He started his senior playing career with Japanese football club, Mito HollyHock in 2008 and was later transferred to the fellow J1 football club, Kashima Antlers in 2009. Park was the part of the successful team that went on to win the J1 League trophy in 2009. He moved to Jubilo Iwata in 2010. He was the part of the victorious Iwata team that won the J League Cup in 2010. The South Korean defender signed a four-year contract deal with Swiss Super League football club, Basel in the summer of 2011 and made his debut against FC Luzern on 20 August 2011 With the team, he was able to win the Swiss Super League in 2011/12 and 2012/13 season.  He later signed a two-year contract with German football club, Mainz 05 in the summer of 2013 on a free transfer and was transferred to German Bundesliga football club, Borussia Dortmund in 2015 and also played for their youth teams.  The South Korean defender was the part of the team that went to win the DFB Pokal for 2016/17 season.  

Currently, he is playing for the South Korean football club, Ulsan Hyundai with whom he signed a four-year contract in 2018. After representing South Korea at the 2007 FIFA World Cup U 20 in Canada, he made his international debut for South Korea against Finland on18 January 2010. He also played for South Korea at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup and was included in the 23 men South Korean team alongside players such as midfielder, Son Heung Min, and Lee Seung Woo for South Korea led by  Ki Sung Yueng for the 2018 FIFA World Cup 2018 at Russia.