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Pak Doo-ik

Athlete b. 1943

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Pak Doo-ik was a North Korean footballer whose defining achievement came at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Playing as a winger, he scored the only goal in North Korea’s historic victory over Italy on July 19, 1966, helping create one of the tournament’s greatest upsets. His goal made him a lasting symbol of North Korea’s breakthrough on the world football stage.

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