Linas Pilibaitis

Linas Pilibaitis

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Pilibaitis was born in Kretinga. He 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. 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 of the second qualifying tie of the UEFA Champions League on 6 August 2008. He joined than in January 2009 to Győri ETO FC. In July 2012 he started a trial with Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. On 26 February 2017, it was announced that Pilibaitis would return to A Lyga contenders Atlantas.

International career

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

Club
FK Atlantas (2004–2004)
Club
Heart of Midlothian F.C. (2007–2007)
Club
FBK Kaunas (2002–2008)
Club
Győri ETO FC (2009–2014)
Club
Mezőkövesd-Zsóry SE (2013–2013)
Club
FK Žalgiris (2014–)
Club
Lithuania men's national football team (2006–)
National team
Lithuania

Legacy

Honours

Kaunas

A Lyga: 2002, 2004, 2006 Lithuanian Cup: 2002, 2004, 2005 Győr

Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2012–13 FK Žalgiris

A Lyga: 2014, 2015, 2016 Lithuanian Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016 Lithuanian Supercup: 2016 TransINVEST

Lithuanian Cup: 2023

Clubs

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Lithuanian association football player

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Linas Pilibaitis is a Lithuanian former professional footballer.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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