Wolodymyr "Walter" Zakaluzny (May 2, 1925 – September 1, 2013) was a Canadian international

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player who earned two caps for the national team in 1957. He made his professional debut for Sian Przemyśl. After World War II, Zakaluzny moved to

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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,

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, Dnister Zuffenhausen, Sitch Regensburg,

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and

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. As a Ukrainian immigrant to Canada, Zakaluzny played for a number of soccer teams in North America, including the

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, the Rochester Ukrainians, the

Toronto Tridents Toronto USC Tridents (Ukrainian Sports Club Tridents, ua, УСК (Український Спортовий Клуб) «Тризуб» (Торонто), translit=USK (Ukrainskyi Sportovyi Klub) "Tryzub" (Toronto)) is a Canadian soccer team based ...

, and the

Montreal Ukrainians Montreal Ukrainians (Sports Association Montreal Ukrainians, ua, СТ (Спортове Товариство) «Україна» (Монреаль), translit=ST (Sportove Tovarystvo) "Ukraina" (Monreal)) is a Canadian soccer team based in Montrea ...

. Zakaluzny died on September 1, 2013, from

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