Donald Malinowski (soccer) explained

Pug Malinowski
Fullname:Donald Malinowski
Birth Place:United States
Years1:1950–1953
Years2:1953–1954
Years3:1956–1962
Clubs2:Castle Shannon
Clubs3:Harmarville Hurricanes
Nationalyears1:1954–1955
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

Donald “Pug” Malinowski is an American former soccer goalkeeper who earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1954 and 1955.

Club career

Malinowski grew up in Harmarville, Pennsylvania, where he played soccer with two local amateur teams, the Harmarville Hurricanes and Castle Shannon of the western Pennsylvania Keystone League from 1950 to 1962. Malinowski began his career with the Hurricanes before moving to Shannon for the 1953–1954 season. He was back with the Hurricanes in August 1954.[1] Malinowski and the Hurricanes won the 1952 and 1956 National Challenge Cup. They were also runner up in 1953.[2] Malinowski and his team mates also won the league title in 1951, 1953, 1954 and 1957.

National team

Malinowski earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1954 and 1955. In 1954, he was the goalkeeper for the U.S. team in three qualifiers for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. The U.S. went 2–1 in those three qualifiers (including one shutout), but failed to qualify for the finals based on a 2–2 record. His last cap came in a loss to Iceland on August 25, 1955.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19540917&id=bAIdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=85UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7009,892789 Shannon Revamps Squad
  2. http://thecup.us/the-open-cup-final-1914-present/ The Open Cup Final: 1914-2009
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969