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Marius Zaliukas dies


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Zaliukas made his debut in a pre-season friendly against Osasuna in 2006, coming on as a substitute. Despite being one of many Lithuanians arriving at the time, I distinctly remember he made such an impression at defensive midfield that some people concluded that "the number 26" was the worst Hearts player they'd seen. I don't think his early league appearances did much to change people's minds either.

It's fair to say there wasn't a lot of goodwill from the fans towards the Lithuanian players at the time, but to go from being singled out as the worst of the "faceless cast of thousands" to become the player he did and to captain the club on its greatest ever day is testament to his character. What a man.

This is absolutely gutting news. RIP you big, mad b*****d.

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