Choi Yung-keun (
Hangul
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: 최영근,
Hanja
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(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
: 崔榮根; 8 February 1923 – 20 July 1994) was a South Korean
football forward who played for the
South Korea
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in the
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzer ...
.
1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland
/ref> He also played for Seoul Football Club.
References
External links
FIFA profile
1923 births
South Korean men's footballers
South Korea men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
1954 FIFA World Cup players
1994 deaths
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