Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 April 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hegelmann (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Žalgiris-2 Vilnius | 14 | (1) |
1995–1996 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 54 | (2) |
1997–1999 | PSV | 25 | (0) |
2000–2005 | Dunfermline Athletic | 169 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Tom Tomsk | 31 | (1) |
2007 | Vėtra | 22 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Korona Kielce | 21 | (2) |
2008–2011 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 95 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 31 | (3) |
Total | 462 | (17) | |
International career | |||
1996–2011 | Lithuania | 84 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2017 | Žalgiris (assistant) | ||
2017–2018 | Lithuania U21 (assistant) | ||
2019–2021 | Lithuania (assistant) | ||
2021– | Hegelmann | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Andrius Skerla (born 29 April 1977) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of A Lyga club Hegelmann. He began his career in Lithuania with Žalgiris Vilnius, where his performances drew the attention of Dutch club PSV. After making only 25 appearances for PSV, Skerla was signed by Dunfermline Athletic in 2000. He spent five seasons with the club playing in almost 200 matches for the Pars, including the 2004 Scottish Cup Final where he scored in the 3–1 defeat against Celtic.
After leaving Dunfermline in 2005, his later career saw him return east, playing for Russian side Tom Tomsk, Vėtra in Lithuania, Polish clubs Korona Kielce and Jagiellonia Białystok, before finishing his career with his home-town team, Žalgiris Vilnius.
Skerla was Lithuania's most capped player of all time with 84 appearances, until he was surpassed by Saulius Mikoliūnas in September 2020.[1]