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, Balunas spent almost his entire senior career (which only began in his mid 20s due to World War II) with Third Lanark, winning two Glasgow Merchants Charity CupsExhilarating final at Hampden, Glasgow Herald, 12 May 1952Charity Cup For Third Rangers Beaten, The Glasgow Herald, 8 May 1954 and featuring on the losing side in four Glasgow Cup finals.Third Lanark's Weak Finishing, The Glasgow Herald, 1 October 1946Glasgow Cup for Celtic, The Glasgow Herald, 28 September 1948Easy Hampden Victory For Rangers, The Glasgow Herald, 29 September 1953 He was considered to be a reliable, uncomplicated and defensive-minded player.Matt Balunas Former Third Lanark full-back in the post-Second World War era, The Herald, 20 February 2006
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