Valerijonas Balčiūnas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Valerijonas Balčiūnas

Lithuanian association football player

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1904

Place of Birth: Minsk, Belarus

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1984

Profession: economist, association football player

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Valerijonas Balciunas (27 November 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a Lithuanian footballer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.Balciunas was a goalkeeper for ŠŠ Kovas Kaunas when he got called up to represent Lithuania at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, unfortunately they lost in the first round against Switzerland 0-9, a couple of days later a friendly match was arranged against Egypt and this time Balciunas conceded 10 goals.
Over the next two years Balciunas played three more internationals including Lithuania's first ever international victory which was against Estonia.Balciunas would later become an international referee, and officiated in five internationals all involving Latvia.