Henri Skiba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heinrich Skiba | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Beuthen, Weimar Republic (Germany) | ||
| Date of death | 11 March 2018 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Limoges, France | ||
| Position | 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 | Monaco | 48 | (18) |
| 1955–1957 | Strasbourg | 62 | (19) |
| 1957–1960 | Nîmes | 104 | (37) |
| 1960–1961 | Sochaux | 42 | (16) |
| 1961–1963 | Stade Français | 63 | (22) |
| 1963–1965 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959–1961 | France | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1963–1967 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| 1967–1969 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 1970 | Young Boys | ||
| 1971–1973 | FC Biel-Bienne | ||
| 1973–1977 | AS Angoulême | ||
| 1978–1981 | Limoges FC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Heinrich "Henri" Skiba (14 July 1927 – 11 March 2018)[1] was a French football player and manager who played as a striker. Of German origin, he played for the France national team.
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.[2] 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. He became an international for the France national team and won his first full cap at 32.[3][1]
As a manager, Skiba worked in Switzerland[4] and France.[5]
He died in Limoges, France 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.
- ^ a b "Football / Nîmes : l'ancien Croco Henri Skiba n'est plus". midilibre.fr (in French). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ http://www.glubberer.de/s/skiba__heinrich/skiba__heinrich.html, "Glubberer" website (in German)
- ^ "Des Polaks en Bleu". 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
External links
- Henri Skiba at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Henri Skiba at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Profile at French federation official site (in French)
- Profile