Henri Skiba

Heinrich "Henri" Skiba (14 July 1927 – 11 March 2018)[1] was a French football player of German origin who played for France national football team; he was then manager in Switzerland[2] and France.[3]

Henri Skiba
Personal information
Full name Heinrich Skiba
Date of birth (1927-07-14)14 July 1927
Place of birth Beuthen, Weimar Republic (Germany)
Date of death 11 March 2018(2018-03-11) (aged 90)
Place of death Limoges, France
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949 1. FC Nürnberg 2 (0)
1950 FC Nancy 10 (0)
1950–1953 Besançon RC 75 (36)
1953–1955 AS Monaco FC 48 (18)
1955–1957 RC Strasbourg 62 (19)
1957–1960 Nîmes Olympique 104 (37)
1960–1961 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 42 (16)
1961–1963 Stade Français 63 (22)
1963–1965 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
National team
1959–1961 France 3 (0)
Teams managed
1963–1967 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
1967–1969 Grasshopper Club Zürich
1970 BSC Young Boys
1971–1973 FC Biel-Bienne
1973–1977 AS Angoulême
1978–1981 FC Limoges
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Skiba was born in German Upper Silesia. After World War II, as a refugee from Silesia, he was discovered by 1. FC Nürnberg when their "Oldies" team played a Bavarian non-league side in 1949.[4] He was signed for the first team but appeared in only two Oberliga Süd matches in the early stages of 1949–50 before moving on to France and won his first full cap at 32. He moved to France in 1950, and became an international for the France national football team.[5][1] He died in Limoges in March 2018.

References

  • Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932–1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.


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