Park Kyu-chung
South Korean footballer (1924-2000)
Park Kyu-chung (Korean: 박규정; Hanja: 朴奎禎; 12 June 1924 – 2000) was a South Korean football defender who played for the South Korea in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Park was the first player in the history of the FIFA World Cup at the age of 39+ to play in matches. On 17 June 1954, he played in a match against Hungary at the age of 39 years 57 days. Stanley Matthews (England) participated in the game England - Belgium at the age of 39 years 136 days on the same day, but with a little late.
The public source identifies “Park Kyu-chung” as south Korean footballer (1924-2000). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Park, Kyu-chung and South.
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