Pak Seung-Zin

Pak Seung-Zin
Personal information
Date of birth	January 11, 1941(1941-01-11)
Place of birth	North Korea
Date of death	August 5, 2011(2011-08-05)
Playing position	Midfielder
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-Zin (?; born 11 January 1941 - 5 August 2011) is a former North Korean footballer. He represented North Korea at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, scoring two goals, against Chile and Portugal.

After the 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,^[1] although this is little more than rumor, and has been denied by the players themselves.

References

^ Socci, Antonio (2001-06-11). "Ricordate la Nord Corea che battè l’Italia? Beh, la squadra finì in un lager perché osò far festa" (in italian). Il Foglio. http://www.kattoliko.it/Leggendanera/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=408.

North Korea squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup

1 Lee Chan‑Myung 2 Pak Li‑Sup 3 Shin Yung‑Kyoo 4 Kang Bong‑Chil 5 Lim Zoong‑Sun 6 Im Seung‑Hwi 7 Pak Doo‑Ik 8 Pak Seung‑Zin 9 Lee Keun‑Hak 10 Kang Ryong‑Woon 11 Han Bong‑Zin 12 Kim Seung‑Il 13 Oh Yoon‑Kyung 14 Ha Jung‑Won 15 Yang Seung‑Kook 16 Lee Dong‑Woon 17 Kim Bong‑Hwan 18 Ke Seung‑Woon 19 Kim Yung‑Kil 20 Ryoo Chang‑Kil 21 An Se‑Bok 22 Lee Chi‑An Coach: Myung Rae‑hyun

Persondata
Name	Pak, Seung-Zin
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	11 January 1941
Place of birth	North Korea
Date of death	5 August 2011
Place of death