Wolodymyr "Walter" Zakaluzny (May 2, 1925 – September 1, 2013) was a Canadian international soccer player who earned two caps for the national team in 1957.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wolodymyr Zakaluzny[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1925-05-02)May 2, 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Przemyśl, Poland | ||
Date of death | September 1, 2013(2013-09-01) (aged 88) | ||
Place of death | Toronto, Canada | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1944 | Sian Przemyśl | ||
1946–1947 | Ukraina Ulm | ||
1946–1947 | Phönix Karlsruhe[2] | 5 | (0) |
1947 | Dnister Zuffenhausen | ||
1948 | Sitch Regensburg | ||
1949–1950 | Jahn Regensburg | 15 | (5) |
1950–1951 | Schwaben Augsburg | 20 | (1) |
1951–1955 | Toronto Ukrainians | ||
1955–1956 | Rochester Ukrainians | ||
1956–1957 | Toronto Tridents | ||
1957–1960 | Toronto Ukrainians | ||
1960–1961 | Montreal Ukrainians | ||
National team | |||
1957 | Canada | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He made his professional debut for Sian Przemyśl. After World War II, Zakaluzny moved to West Germany where he lived in a displaced persons camp from 1945 to 1950. He played soccer for a number of teams in Germany such as Ukraina Ulm, Phönix Karlsruhe, Dnister Zuffenhausen, Sitch Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg and Schwaben Augsburg.[3]
As a Ukrainian immigrant to Canada,[4] Zakaluzny played for a number of soccer teams in North America, including the Toronto Ukrainians, the Rochester Ukrainians, the Toronto Tridents, and the Montreal Ukrainians.[5][6]
Zakaluzny died on September 1, 2013 from natural causes.[7]
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