Pak Doo-ik
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 17, 1943 | ||
| Place of birth |
Pyon'yan, Japanese Korea (now Pyongyang, North Korea) |
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| Height | 171 cm (67 in) | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966 | North Korea | 5 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1976 | North Korea | ||
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‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 1, 2003 |
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Pak Doo-Ik (Chosungul: 박두익; Hanja: 朴斗翼; born 17 December 1943) is a North Korean former soccer player.
Pak Doo-Ik was born at Pyongyang. He represented North Korea at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, scoring the winning goal in their 1-0 win over Italy at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, a game since featured in the film The Game of Their Lives by British filmmaker Daniel Gordon.
After the victory, Pak, who was a corporal in the North Korean army, was promoted sergeant. After the championship, Pak left the military and football, and became a gymnastics instructor. An Italian urban legend that persisted for a long time in the press had it that Pak was a dentist.
During the 2008 Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang, he was the first to carry the Olympic torch.
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