Vincas Bartuška (14 January 1901 – 11 September 1988) was a Lithuanian footballer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Vincas Bartuška
Personal information
Date of birth (1901-04-14)14 April 1901
Place of birth Turlojiškė, Marijampole Municipality, Lithuania
Date of death 11 September 1988(1988-09-11) (aged 87)
Place of death Willoughby Hills, Ohio, United States
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–19?? LFLS Kaunas
International career
1923–1926 Lithuania 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bartuška played in the first ever Lithuanian international football match on 26 June 1923 against Estonia, a year later he was representing his country at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, where they lost 0-9 against Switzerland in the first round. Bartuška in total played seven times for his country and three of them were as captain.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Vincas Bartuska, Bio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Vincas Bartuška". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Vincas Bartuska, international profile". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 May 2018.