Eduardas Kurskis

Football player infobox
playername = Eduardas Kurskis


fullname =
height = height|m=1.90
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|10|17
cityofbirth = Šiauliai
countryofbirth = Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union

position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995-1996 1996-2000 2000-present 2007-2008
clubs = FBK Kaunas Kareda Šiauliai FBK Kaunas → Hearts (loan)
caps(goals) = 000 (0) 016 (1) 131 (0) 003 (0)
nationalyears = 2002-2003
nationalteam = Lithuania
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 (0)
pcupdate = 02:13, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 13:58, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Eduardas Kurskis (born October 17 1976, in Šiauliai) is a Lithuanian professional footballer currently playing for FBK Kaunas as a goalkeeper. 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.

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. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6237159.stm Hearts sign two more from Kaunas] , BBC Sport, 6 January 2007. ] 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. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7143475.stm Rangers 2-1 Hearts] , BBC Sport, 15 December 2007. ]

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 just equalised to make it 2-2, but having made all of their regulation substitutions, Hearts had to place young defender Lee Wallace in goals, who subsequently conceded the winning goal in the 3rd minute of injury time. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7155396.stm Hearts 2-3 Inverness CT] , BBC Sport, 22 December 2007. ] Kurskis' loan was cancelled on 26 March 2008 and he returned to Kaunas.

ee also

*FBK Kaunas to Hearts

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=21345|name=Eduardas Kurskis
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=4171 Career appearances] at national-football-teams.com
* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/kurskiseduardas.html Appearances] at londonhearts.com

Persondata
NAME=Kurskis, Eduardas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lithuanian footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=October 17, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH=Šiauliai, Lithuania
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=