Yang Song-guk (
Hangul: 양성국; born 19 August 1944) is a
North Korean
football
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forward
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* Forward (association football)
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who played for
North Korea in the
1966 FIFA World Cup
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[ he also scored in a game where his nation, North Korea lost 5-3 to Portuga]
Copa do Mundo da FIFA Inglaterra 1966
/ref> There he scored against Portugal in the Quarter-finals at Goodison Park. He also played for Kigwancha Pyongyang. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...
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References
1944 births
North Korean footballers
North Korea international footballers
Association football forwards
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Living people
Olympic footballers of North Korea
Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for North Korea
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