Valerijonas Balčiūnas Explained

Valerijonas Balčiūnas
Birth Date:27 November 1904
Birth Place:Minsk, Russian Empire
Death Place:Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:19??–19??
Nationalyears1:1924–1926
Nationalteam1:Lithuania
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Valerijonas Balčiūnas (27 November 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a Lithuanian footballer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]

Balčiūnas was a goalkeeper for ŠŠ Kovas Kaunas who represented Lithuania at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The team lost in the first round against Switzerland 0-9; a couple of days later a friendly match was arranged against Egypt and this time Balčiūnas conceded 10 goals. Over the next two years Balčiūnas played three more internationals including Lithuania's first ever international victory which was against Estonia.[3]

Balčiūnas later became an international referee and officiated in five internationals all involving Latvia.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valerijonas Balciunas Bio. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075451/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/valerijonas-balciunas-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 27 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Valerijonas Balčiūnas . Olympedia . 25 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Valerijonas Balciunas, player. eu-football.info. 27 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Valerijonas Balciunas, international referees. eu-football.info. 27 May 2018.