Matt Balunas
Scottish footballer
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Matthew Balunas (7 January 1918 – 1 February 2006) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back.
Full name
Matthew Balunas
Date of birth
7 January 1918
Place of birth
Holytown, Scotland
Date of death
1 February 2006 (aged 88)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Balunas | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Holytown, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2006 (aged 88)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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]
