Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Martin Škrtel is my kind of footballer. Not a flashy goalscorer but a 191cm centre-back who built a career on hard, uncompromising defending. The move from Slovakia through Zenit to a £6.5 million transfer to Liverpool in 2008 marked him as a genuinely serious operator, and his shaven-headed, bruising style is something many fans still remember vividly. I respect players who do the unglamorous work of stopping attacks rather than chasing headlines. That he has stayed in the game as sporting director at Spartak Trnava, giving back to the club where it began, makes me like him even more.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martin Škrtel
- Name (Japanese)
- マルティン・シュクルテル
- Reading
- まるてぃん・しゅくるてる
- Born
- December 15, 1984 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Handlová, Trenčín Region, Slovakia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Martin Škrtel born?
Born December 15, 1984 (age 41).
Where is Martin Škrtel from?
Martin Škrtel is from Handlová, Trenčín Region, Slovakia.
What does Martin Škrtel do?
Martin Škrtel works as association football player.
How tall is Martin Škrtel?
Martin Škrtel is 191 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.