Marius Žaliūkas

Marius Žaliūkas (10 November 1983 – 31 October 2020) was a Lithuanian professional footballer. He played as a centre back, but also played as a defensive midfielder.

Marius Žaliūkas

Žaliūkas with Heart of Midlothian in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Marius Žaliūkas
Date of birth	(1983-11-10)10 November 1983
Place of birth	Kaunas, Lithuania
Date of death	31 October 2020(2020-10-31) (aged 36)
Place of death	Kaunas, Lithuania
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Inkaras Kaunas	9	(0)
2004–2007	FBK Kaunas	31	(2)
2004–2005	→ FK Šilutė (loan)	15	(0)
2006–2007	→ Heart of Midlothian (loan)	27	(2)
2007–2013	Heart of Midlothian	158	(9)
2013–2014	Leeds United	15	(0)
2014–2015	Rangers	24	(2)
2016	Žalgiris	11	(1)
National team‡
2004–2005	Lithuania U21	10	(0)
2005–2016	Lithuania	25	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:59, 5 January 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:47, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Žaliūkas played for Inkaras Kaunas, FBK Kaunas, FK Šilutė, Hearts, Leeds United, Rangers and Žalgiris throughout his career, as well as the Lithuania national side.

Death

In 2018 Žaliūkas was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. On 31 October 2020, Žaliūkas died in Kaunas at the age of 36.

Career statistics

Scottish club statistics

Club	Season	League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	2006–07	27	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	29	2
	2007–08	26	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	28	1
	2008–09	28	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	31	2
	2009–10	22	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	25	2
	2010–11	28	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	1
	2011–12	36	1	6	1	1	0	4	0	47	2
	2012–13	24	2	1	0	3	2	2	0	30	4
Total		185	11	12	1	10	2	8	0	212	14
Rangers	2014-15	19	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	2
Career Totals		204	13	12	1	11	2	8	0	232	16

Other websites

• London Hearts profile Archived 2018-02-27 at the Wayback Machine