Park Jae-seung
South Korean footballer (1923–2015)
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Park Jae-seung (Korean: 박재승; Hanja: 朴在昇, 1 April 1923 – 12 March 2015) was a South Korean football defender who played for South Korea in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Seoul Football Club. Park was noted as the last surviving player from the 1954 Korean team in May 2014, at which point he was hospitalised in poor health.[2] Park died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 91.[3]
Date of birth
1 April 1923
Place of birth
Korea under Japanese rule
Date of death
12 March 2015 (aged 91)
Position
Defender
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| Date of birth | 1 April 1923 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Korea under Japanese rule | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 March 2015 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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| Seoul Football Club | |||||||||||||||||
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| South Korea | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
