Marius Činikas (born 17 May 1986) is a

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player and former

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Career

Činikas had a trial spell with Hearts in February 2009, but he failed to win a contract. He rejoined Hearts for their preseason tour to

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, but he returned to play for Kaunas in their

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qualifiers against

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.Hearts snap up Kaunas midfielder

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, 28 August 2009. On 28 August 2009, however, it was announced that he had joined Hearts.Hearts sign Cinikas on loan
,

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official website, 28 August 2009. Činikas made his debut appearance for Hearts in a 1–1 draw in an

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played on 3 January 2010. He was deployed as a

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. On 1 February 2010, Hearts confirmed he would be returning 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) The roots of the club can be traced back to 1960 when Banga Kaunas was founded and they p ...

. In April 2010 he joined

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. In March 2011 he signed a contract with

FK Liepājas Metalurgs FK Liepājas Metalurgs () was a Latvian football club in the city of Liepāja that played in the Virslīga. They played at the Daugava Stadium (capacity 5,083). In 2005 Liepājas Metalurgs became the first team other than Skonto Riga to win t ...

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International career

He was a regular for the

n U21 side.

References

External links

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Profile at Lietuvos Futbolas
1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Kėdainiai Lithuanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia A Lyga players Scottish Premier League players Belarusian Premier League players Latvian Higher League players Meistriliiga players FBK Kaunas footballers Heart of Midlothian F.C. players FC Partizan Minsk players FK Liepājas Metalurgs players FC Minsk players FK Sūduva players JK Sillamäe Kalev players FK Jonava players FK Atlantas players Lithuanian futsal players {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub