Pak Seung-zin

Description: (North Korean Footballer)
Pak Seung-zin was a North Korean footballer known for his participation in the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. He scored goals against Chile and Portugal, becoming the first Asian footballer to score in the World Cup. However, controversy arose when Pak and fellow players were allegedly imprisoned for celebrating a victory over Italy, considered as "bourgeois decadence" by North Korean authorities. The accounts of his time in a concentration camp remain a topic of debate among various sources.

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Birthday January 11, 1941 (Capricorn)
Born In South Korea
Died on August 5, 2011
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