Pak Seung-zin
| Pak Seung-Jin | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1941-01-11)11 January 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Japanese Korea | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 2011(2011-08-05) (aged 70) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Moranbong Sports Group | |||
| National team | |||
| 1966–1974 | North Korea | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Pak Seung-Jin (11 January 1941 – 5 August 2011) was a North Korean footballer.[1] He represented North Korea at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, scoring two goals, against Chile and Portugal.
Career
After the FIFA World Cup, he was reportedly imprisoned for 12 years in the Yodok concentration camp for allegedly celebrating the team's victory over Italy in a bar, which was seen as "a sign of bourgeois decadence" by North Korean officials,[2] although this is little more than rumor, and has been denied by the players themselves.
References
- Jump up ^ "E' morto Pak Seung-ZinChollima Football Fans". Calciocorea.altervista.org. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- Jump up ^ Socci, Antonio (2001-06-11). "Ricordate la Nord Corea che battè l’Italia? Beh, la squadra finì in un lager perché osò far festa". Il Foglio (in italian).
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