Ricardas Beniušis (born 23 April 1980) is a

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. Beniušis started his career with Inkaras Kaunas in his homeland, returning there after short spells with

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n clubs

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and Krylya Sovetov Samara. He spent one season in

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(2002) with

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before again moving back to

with Atlantas Klaipeda. He joined FBK Kaunas in 2003 and has since won 3

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titles, two Lithuanian Cups and two Lithuanian Super Cups with the club. He joined Hearts on a season-long loan deal in July 2007. He made his debut for Hearts in a 1–0 defeat to city rivals

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, playing very poorly and leading to many calling him 'Beniuseless'. He made few starts for Hearts and was sent back to

FBK Kaunas Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas. History Banga Kaunas (1960–1993) Originally the team was founded in 1960 as Banga Kaunas and played its first three years ...

early, on 19 March 2008. In January 2010, he signed for the Israeli club,

Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...

for three years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beniusis, Ricardas 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Panevėžys Men's association football forwards Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers FBK Kaunas footballers Heart of Midlothian F.C. players FC Baltika Kaliningrad players FK Inkaras Kaunas players IK Start players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players A Lyga players Israeli Premier League players Scottish Premier League players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players Slovak First Football League players Eliteserien players Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players