Former loaned in midfielder Eric Skora has been forced to retire from football because of injury
After making his fifth Walsall appearance while on loan from Preston, Skora only made one brief outing from the bench during his second spell at Kilmarnock because of the troublesome knee injury.
In his first spell north of the boarder Skora became a hero with the Kilmarnock fans after impressing during a loan spell from Preston in 2004. Killie did not want him to leave but did have sufficient funds to land him on a permanent deal origionally.
In January 2006 he finally made the permanent move and then in May 2007, the 26-year-old penned a two-year extension, despite being injured and not having played for the first team since being back.
Killie assistant Billy Brown told the Daily Record said: "Eric is having to retire from football because of knee problems he has had over the last few years. He has had a series of operations, attempted comebacks and we thought he was going to make it.
"It is a massive blow for us. He is moving back to France to start a new life and everybody at Kilmarnock wishes him all the best."
Eric Skora (Kilmarnock) Information | |||
Date of birth | Thursday, 20th August 1981 | Height | 6.2 |
Place of birth | Metz, France | Weight | 11.5 |
Nationality | France | Position | Midfield |
Comments | Squad No. | 19 | |
Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Team | Debut | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 27 Oct 2007 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 Nov 2005 | 5 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 07 Aug 2004 | 5 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 Jan 2004 | 17 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 Jan 2002 | 37 (10) | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||
Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Season | First App. | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 27 Oct 2007 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 Nov 2005 | 5 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 07 Aug 2004 | 5 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 09 Aug 2003 | 18 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 Aug 2002 | 32 (6) | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 12 Jan 2002 | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Appearances 64 (+ 17 as sub); Goals 7; Yellow cards 6; Red cards 1 | ||||||