| Martin Skaba | |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Gleiwitz, Germany |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1952-1954 |
| Youthclubs1: | BSG Motor Quedlinburg |
| Youthyears2: | 1954-1956 |
| Youthclubs2: | SC DHfK Leipzig |
| Youthyears3: | 1955-1956 |
| Youthclubs3: | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| Years1: | 1956-1968 |
| Caps1: | 255 |
| Nationalteam1: | East Germany |
| Nationalyears1: | 1958–1963 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1971-1974 |
| Managerclubs1: | BFC Dynamo II |
Martin Skaba (28 July 1935 – 19 March 2024) was a German footballer.[1] Skaba came to SC Dynamo Berlin as a 19-year old in 1956. He made his first match for the first team of SC Dynamo Berlin in the 1956 DDR-Oberliga. Skaba won the FDGB-Pokal with SC Dynamo Berlin in 1959. He ended his playing career in 1968. Skaba played in 255 league matches for SC Dynamo Berlin and BFC Dynamo.[2] He also played in eight matches for the East Germany national football team from 1958 to 1963.[3]
Skaba continued as a trainer in BFC Dynamo after ending his playing career. He coached the reserve team of BFC Dynamo in the second tier DDR-Liga from 1971 to 1974. BFC Dynamo II under Skaba won the 1971-72 DDR-Liga Staffel B.[4] Skaba then served as the first assistant coach of Jürgen Bogs in the DDR-Oberliga. Skaba later went to Mozambique, where he trained local coaches. He continued as youth trainer in BFC Dynamo and FC Berlin after returning from Africa.