Park Su-deok

Park Su-deok (, born 7 July 1948) is a South Korean former football player and manager. He played as a forward and played in the 1970 Asian Games and the 1972 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career Born on 7 July 1948, in Daejeon as one of eight children, he began playing football in the first grade of and enjoyed enough success to be scouted by in his third year. He displayed a strong scoring sensation and contributed to the team's 1969 Spring Collegiate Football League championship, and later, after graduating from Kyung Hee University, he played for the Industrial Bank of Korea before joining the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, performed military service, and after serving in the Marine Corps, he worked at a small and medium-sized business bank, and at the urging of Byun Ho-young, he played for Seiko SA in Hong Kong for one season with Kang Ki-wook.

International career Park made his international debut in the group stage of the 1970 King's Cup against Laos, playing for South Korea and scoring multiple goals in that match, followed by two goals against Singapore and the winning goal in the final against Thailand, contributing greatly to the team winning their second title. He then played in the 1970 Asian Games in the same year, helping the team win its first ever gold medal and also played in the 1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers and the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, where he helped the team reach runners-up. His career would abruptly end when in 1973, before the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the new manager would base the new squad around forward Kim Jae-han, leaving no room for Park. After witnessing the success of the new roster, Park would retire from international football on his own terms.