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Sad news arrived from Scotland on Friday. The Lithuanian national team and Edinburgh's goalkeeper will most likely not play this season - the player underwent knee surgery and may not appear on the field until mid-May.
The 25-year-old Lithuanian has been unable to play due to injury for more than three months, and although in late January Hearts' head coach Valdas Ivanauskas claimed that the footballer would not need surgery, this week D. Cesnauskas underwent knee meniscus surgery in Birmingham.
Hearts' assistant coach Stephen Frail confirmed on Friday while speaking to the media that the goalkeeper's rehabilitation could last until May, so most likely the player's season is over.
"David has been suffering for some time now and this week he underwent surgery. He has had knee problems for a long time and needed to fix the joint as well. I don't expect him to appear on the field this season, so now he should focus on preparing for the next season," Frail said.
On Tuesday, surgery was also performed on D. Cesnauskas' fellow countryman Nerijus Baras, who will also not play this season due to a shin injury and will not be able to help the Lithuanian national team in the 2008 European Championship qualifying matches against France and Ukraine.
