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Eduardas Kurskis (born 17 October 1976 in
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) is a retired
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n professional
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who played as a
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.


Career

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


Heart of Midlothian

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. He made a surprise debut in a 2–1 defeat to
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at Tynecastle on 8 December 2007, despite Hearts first and second choice goalkeepers both being available. He started against
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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. Despite the high-profile blunder against Rangers, Kurskis retained his place for the next game, against
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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
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in goals. Hearts managed to score a penalty to equalise, however Wallace subsequently conceded a winning goal in the 3rd minute of
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to end the game 3–2 to Inverness. Kurskis' loan was cancelled on 26 March 2008 and he returned to Kaunas.


See also

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FBK Kaunas to Hearts Vladimir Romanov, a Russian born Lithuanian businessman, initially acquired 19.6% stake at Hearts during the 2004–05 season. After Romanov made financial guarantees, his stake increased to 29.9%, which was welcomed by a fans representative ...


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at londonhearts.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurskis, Eduardas 1976 births Living people Footballers from Å iauliai Lithuanian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Lithuania men's international footballers Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Scottish Premier League players FK Tauras TauragÄ— players FBK Kaunas footballers FK Kareda Kaunas players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players FC Smorgon players FC Naftan Novopolotsk players FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk players FK KlaipÄ—dos Granitas players