Linas Pilibaitis

Football player infobox
playername = Linas Pilibaitis


fullname =
height = Height|m=1.81
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|4|5
cityofbirth = Kretinga
countryofbirth = Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
currentclub = FBK Kaunas
clubnumber =
position = Attacking Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2002-present 2004 2007
clubs = FBK Kaunas → Atlantas Klaipėda (loan) → Hearts (loan)
caps(goals) = 53 (6) 08 (2) 05 (0)
nationalyears = 2006-present
nationalteam = Lithuania
nationalcaps(goals) = 03 (0)
pcupdate = 16:42, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 02:40, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Linas Pilibaitis (born 5 April 1985 in Kretinga) is a Lithuanian professional footballer currently playing for FBK Kaunas.

Pilibaitis joined Kaunas aged 17 in 2002, gradually working his way into the first team as he developed in the following years. This process was aided by a loan spell at Klaipėda side FK Atlantas in 2004, where he scored his first senior goal. Having played a prominent role in Kaunas's 2006 A Lyga victory, he was loaned to Hearts in January 2007. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6318363.stm Hearts bring in three new players] , "BBC Sport", 31 January 2007] He made his debut for the "Jambos" in a 2-0 victory at Motherwell on 5 March 2007 but returned to Kaunas in August of that year, having made only five appearances for the Hearts first team.

Pilibaitis scored the winning goal for Kaunas which knocked out (Rangers FC) of the second qualifying tie of the UEFA Champions League on 6 August 2008. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Rangers suffer KO in Kaunas | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15274/match=303510/report=rp.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-08-06 | language = ]

Usually played as an attacking midfielder or support striker, Pilibaitis earned his first international cap for Lithuania in 2006.

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=46250|name=Linas Pilibaitis
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=14556 Career appearances] at national-football-teams.com
* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/pilibaitislinas.html Appearances] at londonhearts.com

Persondata
NAME=Pilibaitis, Linas
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lithuanian footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=April 5, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH=Kretinga, Lithuania
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=