Martin Skaba (born 28 July 1935) is a German former footballer.[1] Skaba came to SC Dynamo Berlin as a 19-year old in 1956. He made his first match for the first team of SC Dynamo Berlin in the 1956 DDR-Oberliga. Skaba won the FDGB-Pokal with SC Dynamo Berlin in 1959. He ended his playing career in 1968. Skaba played in 255 league matches for SC Dynamo Berlin and BFC Dynamo.[2] He also played in eight matches for the East Germany national football team from 1958 to 1963.[3] Skaba continued as a trainer in BFC Dynamo after ending his playing career. He served as the first assistant coach of Jürgen Bogs in the DDR-Oberliga. Skaba also went to Mozambique, where he trained local coaches. He continued as youth trainer in BFC Dynamo and FC Berlin after returning from Africa.
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![]() Skaba during a match between ASK Vorwärts Berlin and SC Dynamo Berlin on 23 March 1958. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1935-07-28) 28 July 1935 (age 87) | ||
Place of birth | Gleiwitz, Germany | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1952-1954 | BSG Motor Quedlinburg | ||
1954-1956 | SC DHfK Leipzig | ||
1955-1956 | SC Dynamo Berlin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956-1968 | BFC Dynamo[lower-alpha 1] | 255 | |
National team | |||
1958–1963 | East Germany | 8 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1971-1974 | BFC Dynamo II | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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