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Pak Seung-zin

1941 - 2011

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Pak Seung-zin (a.k.a. Pak Sung Jin; 11 January 1941 – 5 August 2011) was a North Korean footballer. He represented North Korea at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, scoring two goals, against Chile and Portugal. He was the first Asian footballer to score a goal in the World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pak Seung-zin is the 717th most popular soccer player (up from 1,404th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 94th in 2019) and the 7th most popular North Korean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pak Seung-zin ranks 717 out of 21,273. Before him are Imre Schlosser, Ali Dia, Teruo Nimura, Giorgio Chinaglia, Jean Djorkaeff, and Thomas N'Kono. After him are Herbert Kilpin, Jesús Navas, Aymoré Moreira, Poul Nielsen, Vincent Kompany, and Emerich Jenei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Pak Seung-zin ranks 173. Before him are Fabio Testi, Gunpei Yokoi, Mirosław Hermaszewski, Geoff Hurst, Philippe Honoré, and Raúl Ruiz. After him are Richard Holbrooke, Rached Ghannouchi, Ghena Dimitrova, Na Moon-hee, Fritz Wepper, and Infante Alfonso of Spain. Among people deceased in 2011, Pak Seung-zin ranks 103. Before him are Vasily Alekseyev, Archduke Felix of Austria, Shigeo Yaegashi, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Hidemaro Watanabe, and Raúl Ruiz. After him are Michael Dummett, Anwar al-Awlaki, Ken Russell, Roland Petit, Farley Granger, and Christopher Hitchens.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Pak Seung-zin ranks 80 out of 162. Before him are Deokjong of Goryeo (1016), Ri Sol-ju (1980), Uijong of Goryeo (1127), Myeongjong of Goryeo (1131), Seonjong of Goryeo (1049), and Gangjong of Goryeo (1152). After him are Ri Jong-ok (1916), Eulji Mundeok (550), Sunjong of Goryeo (1047), Seocheon of Goguryeo (250), Jungcheon of Goguryeo (224), and Li Dong-woon (1945).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In North Korea

Among soccer players born in North Korea, Pak Seung-zin ranks 10. Before him are Kim Myong-gil (1984), Pak Chol-jin (1985), Kim Yong-sik (1910), Lee Yoo-hyung (1911), Kim Sung-gan (1912), and Pak Doo-ik (1943). After him are Li Dong-woon (1945), Kim Jong-hun (1956), Yang Song-guk (1944), Hong Deok-young (1926), Im Shung-hwi (1946), and Li Chan-myung (1947).

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