Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Balunas | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Holytown, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1 February 2006[1] | (aged 88)||
Place of death | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
– | Newarthill Hearts | ||
1944–1955 | Third Lanark | 220 | (0) |
1955–1956 | Stranraer | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Matthew Balunas (7 January 1918 – 1 February 2006) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.
A member of North Lanarkshire's Lithuanian immigrant community, [2] Balunas spent almost his entire senior career (which only began in his mid 20s due to World War II) with Third Lanark, [3] winning two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups [4] [5] and featuring on the losing side in four Glasgow Cup finals. [6] [7] [8] He was considered to be a reliable, uncomplicated and defensive-minded player. [9]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Balunas | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Holytown, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1 February 2006[1] | (aged 88)||
Place of death | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
– | Newarthill Hearts | ||
1944–1955 | Third Lanark | 220 | (0) |
1955–1956 | Stranraer | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Matthew Balunas (7 January 1918 – 1 February 2006) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.
A member of North Lanarkshire's Lithuanian immigrant community, [2] Balunas spent almost his entire senior career (which only began in his mid 20s due to World War II) with Third Lanark, [3] winning two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups [4] [5] and featuring on the losing side in four Glasgow Cup finals. [6] [7] [8] He was considered to be a reliable, uncomplicated and defensive-minded player. [9]
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