Markus Palionis

Markus Palionis
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth Kaunas, Lithuania, Soviet Union
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Hansa Rostock (assistant manager)
Youth career
1995–1999 TSV Freilassing
1999–2002 TSV Bad Reichenhall
2002–2005 Bayern Munich
2005–2006 Wacker Burghausen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Wacker Burghausen II 6 (1)
2006–2008 Wacker Burghausen 43 (1)
2008–2010 Dynamo Dresden 57 (0)
2010–2014 SC Paderborn 40 (0)
2014–2021 Jahn Regensburg 83 (5)
2017–2022 Jahn Regensburg II 32 (3)
Total 261 (10)
International career
2003 Lithuania U17 2 (0)
2007 Lithuania U21 2 (0)
2008–2021 Lithuania 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Markus Palionis (born 12 May 1987) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the assistant manager of FC Hansa Rostock.

Career

Born in Kaunas in the former Soviet Union, Palionis grew up in Germany and holds a German passport.

On 9 October 2014, he joined SSV Jahn Regensburg. In March 2018, he agreed a contract extension until 2020 with the club.

Palionis retired from professional playing in summer 2021. After spending one season with Jahn Regensburg II he ended his playing career.

References

  1. ↑ "Palionis, Markus" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Selimbegovic übernimmt bei Hansa Rostock". Kicker (in German). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Palionis unterschreibt beim Jahn" (in German). Kicker. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ↑ ""Unbändiger Wille": Palionis verlängert bis 2020". kicker Online (in German). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Palionis beendet Spielerkarriere beim SSV Jahn Regensburg". kicker (in German). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.