Martin Škrtel
b. 1984
Slovak association football player
- Born
- 15 Dec 1984 · Handlová
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 15 Dec 1984BornBorn in Handlová
- 1990 – 2001TeamFC Baník Prievidza
- 2001 – 2004TeamFK AS Trenčín
- 2004 – 2008TeamFC Zenit Saint Petersburg
- 2004 – 2019TeamSlovakia men's national football team
- 2008 – 2016TeamLiverpool F.C.
- 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2016 – 2019TeamFenerbahçe Istanbul
- 2019TeamAtalanta BC
- 2019 – 2021Teamİstanbul Başakşehir F.K.
- 2021 – 2022TeamFC Spartak Trnava
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1984 – today).
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Martin Škrtel (born 15 December 1984) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently the sporting director of Slovak First League club Spartak Trnava.
Škrtel played for FK AS Trenčín and Zenit Saint Petersburg, before joining Liverpool for £6.5 million in January 2008. After eight and a half years with Liverpool, where he made 320 appearances and scored 18 goals, he joined Fenerbahçe in July 2016. He has won the Russian Premier League and the League Cup, as well as being named Slovak Footballer of the Year four times.
Škrtel made his international debut for Slovakia in 2004 and earned a total of 104 caps, making him the third most-capped player of his country at the time of his retirement in 2019, behind Marek Hamšík and Miroslav Karhan. He also retired as Slovakia's 10th best international scorer with 6 goals. Škrtel represented his country as they reached the Round of 16 at both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.
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