[11] In the 1977 Korean National Football Championship, Park would be part of the runners-up POSCO squad[12] after performing strong plays throughout the season.
[30] By January 1972 however, he and five other South Korean players would be injured around their ankles and unable to train properly with the team overall not achieving their expected results.
[36] Both Park and Kim Ho would be credited for preventing Thailand from making close attempts at scoring in the first half due to their repeated interceptions with South Korea later winning 3–0.
[39] During South Korea's first match against Malaysia, Park would commit a foul that would result in a penalty kick for the Malayan Tigers but would be successfully blocked by Lee Se-yeon.
[41] Despite these incidents, for his contributions to the national team in the year, he was voted in as a member of the best South Korean starting XI of the 1972 season.
[45] During their subsequent match against Israel, Israeli forward Gidi Damti would nearly make a goal due to a critical defensive error from Park as well as Lee Se-yeon failing to block the ball in time but the attempt would ultimately miss.
[48] In the subsequent rematch and final of Zone A against Israel, would block a free kick by Israeli defender Yisha'ayahu Schwager.
[56] During the final series of matches of the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Australia beginning on October 28, Park, Yoo Kee-heung and Kang Ki-wook would put up a strong defense against the Socceroos to where they would be unable to make a single attempt despite the match being held at their home stadium at the Sydney Sports Ground after the South Korean defenders were able to deduce on their main passing strategies.
[57][58] Despite this initial praise, when it came time for the second match to be held at the Dongdaemun Stadium in Seoul, Park was criticized for his overreliance on his other teammates as well as frequently missing passes from them, ultimately leading to a 2–2 draw.
[59] Despite Park blocking an attempted goal by Attila Abonyi in the 37th minute, South Korea would ultimately be eliminated from classifying for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
[65] During the match against Iraq, Park would cause a severe enough infraction to where a free kick was granted to Iraqi forward Jalil Hanoon but Byun Ho-young would successfully block the attempt.
[71] Park would be named for the 1975 President's Cup Football Tournament as part of a 32-man preliminary squad[72] but would ultimately be excluded from participation, marking an abrupt end to his international career.