Marius Žaliūkas

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Marius Žaliūkas
Personal information
Date of birth	November 10, 1983 (1983-11-10) (age 24)
Place of birth	Kaunas, Soviet Union
Playing position	Centre back Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Heart of Midlothian
Number	26
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2004 2004 2004-2005 2005-present 2006-present	Inkaras Kaunas FBK Kaunas FK Šilutė FBK Kaunas → Hearts (loan)	09 (0) 00 (0) 15 (0) 28 (2) 27 (2)
National team2
2005-	Lithuania	03 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:00, 9 June 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 13:00, 8 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Marius Žaliūkas (born November 10, 1983, in Kuršėnai) is a Lithuanian footballer, currently on a season-long loan at Scottish Premier League club Hearts from FBK Kaunas.

He started his career with Inkaras Kaunas before joining city rivals FBK Kaunas. He spent a season with FK Šilutė before returning to Kaunas to claim a regular first team position.

Žaliūkas was loaned to Hearts for the 2006-07, making his debut on 26 August 2006 in a 4-1 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He scored his first goal for the Tynecastle club in a 2-2 draw against St. Mirren in December 2006. On April 1 2007, he earned hero status amongst Hearts fans after scoring a late winner against city rivals Hibernian at Easter Road. This marked the first time that Hearts had won at Easter Road since November 2002, discounting the 2003 Festival Cup.

He has made a positive effect in the centre of defence replacing former captain, Steven Pressley. His performances have led to the Hearts faithful hoping he stays on for the 2007/08 campaign and beyond.

[edit] External links

• Marius Zaliukas career stats at Soccerbase
• Career appearances at national-football-teams.com
• Appearances at londonhearts.com

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Persondata
NAME	Žaliukas, Marius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Lithuanian footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 10, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kuršėnai, Lithuania
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH