Tak Yong-bin

Tak Yong-bin (; born 23 July 1962) is a North Korean former footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He represented North Korea on at least 55 occasions between 1985 and 1993, scoring twice, and afterwards worked as technical director for the DPR Korea Football Association. He is a recipient of the title People's Athlete, the most prestigious award for North Korean sportspeople.

Biography Tak was born on 23 July 1962 and grew up in North Korea. he played as a defender and midfielder. He debuted for the North Korea national football team in January 1985 in a draw to Singapore, as part of qualification for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He appeared in four matches for North Korea as part of the 1988 AFC Asian Cup and in 1989, he made 11 appearances during qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, scoring his first career goal in a win against Hong Kong. Played before a crowd of 150,000, South Korea scored the first goal through Kim Joo-sung, followed by a North Korean goal at the start of the second half. In the final minute of the game, a South Korean player tripped a North Korean player, resulting in a penalty kick being awarded by the North Korean referee for Tak. Asked about the match by Yonhap News Agency, Tak said that the match itself was not important, but that "We are trying to contribute to unification through the North–South football match." He also told the agency that he thought Choi Soon-ho of the South to be the best Korean football player. He is a recipient of the title People's Athlete, the most prestigious award for North Korean sportspeople.

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International

International goals Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each North Korea goal.