Karl Skerlan

**Karl Skerlan** (3 January 1940 – 7 February 2017) was an Austrian football player. He played  for Austria between 1958 and 1964. He also played for club teams mainly Wiener Sport-Club and  Admira Energie Wien.

## Career

Karl Skerlan came to the Wiener Sport-Club from the small Burgenland club ASV Kittsee in 1957. In this season he became champion. For two years(41 games in a row) he remained undefeated with his team and was able to win the championship in 1958/59. Karl Skerlan also achieved great success with the Dornbachers in the European Cup. The highlight was the legendary 7-0 victory over the Italian champions Juventus Turin, in which he also scored a goal.

In 1961, Karl Skerlan decided  to move to Admira Wien. The first title win at the new club was in the 1964 cup. In 1966 he was able to win the double with the club.

At the end of his career, after a year at the German regional league club FK Pirmasens, Karl Skerlan went to SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz in the first and second leagues and was also a player-coach there. 1969/70 he reached the club cup semi-finals, where the team was only - after two draws against Linzer ASK - lost by drawing of lots against them.

## International

He played 14 matches for the Austrian national football team and scored 3 goals. His first appearance was on 19 November 1958 in a 2-2 against Germany. His last match was on 11 October 1964 in a 1-0 against Russia.

## International statistics

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="5"|Austria|1958|1|0|
|1959|5|3|||
|1960|4|0|||
|1962|1|0|||
|1964|3|0|||
- _Scores and results list Austrias's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skerlan goal._

|scope="col"|No.|scope="col"|Date|scope="col"|Venue|scope="col"|Opponent|scope="col"|Score|scope="col"|Result|scope="col"|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|24 May 1959|Heysel Stadium, Brussels,  Belgium||1-0|2-0|Friendly match||||||||
|2|14 June 1959|Prater Stadion,  Vienna , Austria||1-1|4-2|Friendly match||||||||
|3|23 September 1959|Prater Stadion,  Vienna , Austria||4-2|5-2|UEFA Euro 1960||||||||

## Team Management

Skerlan managed FC Vorarlberg  between 1 December 1973 and 30 June 1975. This was the only management he performed during his career.

## Honours

- 2 × Quarterfinals European Cup: 1959, 1960
- 3 × Austrian Champion: 1958, 1959, 1966
- 2 × Austrian Cup: 1964, 1966
- UEFA Euro 1960: Quarterfinals
- 14 matches and 3 goals for Austria 1958 to 1964

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Karl Skerlan
- **image**: Karl Skerlan (1964).jpg
- **caption**: Karl Skerlan in 1964.
- **birth place**: Austria
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **years1**: –1957
- **clubs1**: SC Kittsee
- **years2**: 1957–1961
- **clubs2**: Wiener Sport-Club
- **caps2**: 97
- **goals2**: 38
- **years3**: 1961–1967
- **clubs3**: FC Admira Wacker Mödling, Admira Energie Wien
- **caps3**: 101
- **goals3**: 37
- **years4**: 1967–1968
- **clubs4**: FK Pirmasens
- **years5**: 1968–1971
- **clubs5**: Schwarz-Weiß  Bregenz
- **nationalyears1**: 1958–1964
- **nationalteam1**: Austria national football team, Austria
- **nationalcaps1**: 14
- **nationalgoals1**: 2