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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 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Pak Seung-zin is the 1,404th most popular soccer player (down from 1,210th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 86th in 2019) and the 5th most popular North Korean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Pak Seung-zin ranks 1,404 out of 21,273. Before him are Gilberto Silva, Pietro Ferraris, Henning Jensen, Martin Dahlin, Angelo Peruzzi, and Alexandre Villaplane. After him are Casemiro, Julio Pérez, Filipe Luís, Marko Arnautović, Zoilo Saldombide, and Ryuzo Shimizu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Pak Seung-zin ranks 260. Before him are Lynne Cheney, Sally Kirkland, Silvio Moser, Gregory Benford, Ignazio Giunti, and John Henry Schwarz. After him are Lothar Bisky, Andrea de Adamich, Pasqual Maragall, Robert McKee, Tania Mallet, and David Crystal. Among people deceased in 2011, Pak Seung-zin ranks 174. Before him are James Hillman, Jiří Dienstbier, Gerry Rafferty, Wiel Coerver, Yevhen Rudakov, and Charles T. Kowal. After him are Kazimierz Świątek, Anne Francis, Mutassim Gaddafi, Ingvar Wixell, Seve Ballesteros, and M. F. Husain.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Pak Seung-zin ranks 94 out of 162. Before him are Han Myeong-sook (1944), Akira Takarada (1934), Sindae of Goguryeo (89), Kim Jong-chul (1981), Chadae of Goguryeo (71), and Kim Hyon-hui (1962). After him are Jungcheon of Goguryeo (224), Minjung of Goguryeo (10), Seocheon of Goguryeo (250), Yang Song-guk (1944), Paek Nam-sun (1929), and Kim Sowol (1902).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In North Korea

Among soccer players born in North Korea, Pak Seung-zin ranks 5. Before him are Lee Yoo-hyung (1911), Kim Yong-sik (1910), Kim Sung-gan (1912), and Pak Doo-ik (1943). After him are Yang Song-guk (1944), Kim Jong-hun (1956), Li Dong-woon (1945), Li Chan-myung (1947), Hong Deok-young (1926), Ji Yun-nam (1976), and Ri Myong-guk (1986).

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