Andrius Skerla

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.

Andrius Skerla

Skerla in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-04-29) 29 April 1977 (age 46)
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

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.

Early career

Born in Vilnius, Skerla started his career at local club Žalgiris Vilnius in 1995, before Dutch club PSV Eindhoven signed him in 1996. After an unsuccessful spell in the Netherlands, Skerla signed for SPL side Dunfermline Athletic.

Dunfermline Athletic

Skerla's time at Dunfermline was his most successful period of football. He was signed in 2000 by new manager Jimmy Calderwood and was immediately put into the starting line up. After a successful first season at Dunfermline he was linked with numerous clubs including Scottish club Glasgow Rangers, but Skerla insisted he wanted to stay at East End Park. Skerla will most probably be remembered by the Pars fans, for scoring Dunfermline's only goal in the 2004 Scottish Cup Final defeat against Celtic.

Tom Tomsk

In March 2005, Skerla announced he wished to leave Dunfermline as he decided to look for new challenges. After Russian side Rubin Kazan had a bid failed because it did not meet Dunfermline's valuation of the player, Skerla re-iterated his decision that he wanted to move and eventually he moved to Tom Tomsk for £200,000.

FK Vetra

After leaving Dunfermline for Russia, Skerla played for Lithuanian side FK Vėtra.

Korona Kielce

Later he played for Ekstraklasa team Korona Kielce.

Jagiellonia Białystok

Skerla played for Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok. Skerla scored in the 2010 Polish Cup Final for Jagiellonia, helping them to secure their first senior trophy, as well as ensure they would compete in European competition for the first time in the 2010–11 season.

Skerla marked his 50th appearance for Lithuania on 7 October 2006 with a first international goal against the Faroe Islands. Skerla retired from International football on 11 October 2011 after a defeat to Czech Republic.

International goal

Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 October 2006	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1–0	1–0	Euro 2008 qualifier

Žalgiris Vilnius

• A Lyga: 2013
• Lithuanian Supercup: 2013
• Lithuanian Football Cup: 1996–97, (2011–12, 2012–13

PSV Eindhoven

• Eredivisie: 1999–2000

Jagiellonia Białystok

• Polish Cup: 2009–10
• Polish SuperCup: 2010