Eduardas Kurskis

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Eduardas Kurskis
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-10-17) 17 October 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Tauras Tauragė 6 (0)
1996–1997 FBK Kaunas 0 (0)
1996–2000 Kareda Šiauliai 16 (0)
2000–2008 FBK Kaunas 131 (0)
2007–2008 → Hearts (loan) 3 (0)
2009 Smorgon 12 (0)
2009 Naftan Novopolotsk 7 (0)
2010–2013 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 30 (0)
2014 Granitas Klaipėda 9 (0)
International career‡
2002–2003 Lithuania 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 January 2007

Eduardas Kurskis (born 17 October 1976 in Šiauliai) is a retired Lithuanian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career[edit]

He started his career with Kaunas before leaving for first-team action at hometown Kareda Šiauliai. He returned to Kaunas in 2000, where his performances earned him selection for the Lithuanian national side between 2002 and 2003.

Heart of Midlothian[edit]

Kurskis then joined Scottish club Heart of Midlothian on loan from FBK Kaunas in January 2007, having previously played his entire career in his native country.[1] He made a surprise debut in a 2–1 defeat to Motherwell at Tynecastle on 8 December 2007, despite Hearts first and second choice goalkeepers both being available. He started against Rangers a week later, but he effectively gifted the game to Rangers as he threw the ball over his own goal-line in the 87th minute.[2]

Despite the high-profile blunder against Rangers, Kurskis retained his place for the next game, against Inverness at Tynecastle. He produced another error-ridden performance, culminating in a second booking and a red card for violent conduct. Having made all of their regulation substitutions, Hearts had to place young defender Lee Wallace in goals. Hearts managed to score a penalty to equalise, however Wallace subsequently conceded a winning goal in the 3rd minute of injury time to end the game 3–2 to Inverness.[3]

Kurskis' loan was cancelled on 26 March 2008 and he returned to Kaunas.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hearts sign two more from Kaunas". BBC Sport. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Rangers 2-1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Hearts 2-3 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2008.

External links[edit]

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