Career
Skiba, a refugee from Silesia, was discovered by 1. Football Club Nuremberg when their "Oldies" team played a Bavarian non-league side in 1949. He was signed for the first team but appeared in only two Oberliga Süd matches in the early stages of 1949-1950 before moving on to France where he enjoyed a successful, if belated, career, winning his first full cap at 32.