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Jitka Klimková

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Jitka Klimková
In a 2011 interview
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-08-20) 20 August 1974 (age 52)
Place of birth Kyjov, Czechoslovakia
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Czech Republic (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Sokol Čejč
1992–1995 Slávia Holíč
1995–2003 Compex Otrokovice
International career
2000–2001 Czech Republic 2 (0)
Managerial career
2004–2011 Slovácko
2009–2010 Czech Republic U-19
2011–2013 Canberra United
2013–2014 New Zealand U-17
2014 New Zealand (assistant)
2015–2017 United States U-19
2017–2019 United States U-20
2019–2021 Internationals SC
2021–2024 New Zealand
2025– Czech Republic
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jitka Klimková (born 20 August 1974) is a Czech professional football coach and former player. She is the head coach of the Czech Republic women's national team.

Biography

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During her playing career she played for Sokol Čejč, Slávia Holíč and DFC Compex Otrokovice in the Czech Women's First League. She was briefly a member of the Czech national team, playing as a defender.[1][2]

She has coached the United States women's u-20 team,[3] United States women's under-19 team, Canberra United in Australia's W-League,[4] 1.FC Slovácko, the Czech Republic women's team and Internationals Soccer Club in Ohio, USA.[5][2] In Australia, she was named Coach of the Year in the W-League in 2011-12.[6] In New Zealand, she has coached the national under-17 women’s team, including their campaign at the FIFA 2014 Under-17 Women's World Cup, and has also worked as an assistant coach with the Under-20s and the Football Ferns.[7][8][9]

In September 2021, Klimková was the first woman appointed to coach the Football Ferns on a full-time basis.[10][7]

At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, she guided the Ferns to their first ever victory in the tournament, in a 1–0 victory over Norway in the opening match in Auckland.[11]

She stepped down from coaching the Football Ferns in 2024.[12]

On 21 January 2025, Klimková was appointed head coach of the Czech Republic women's national football team, signed two-year contract with option.[13]

References

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  1. ↑ Jitka Klimková at FAČR (archived) (in Czech)
  2. 1 2 "FORMER U20 NATIONAL TEAM COACH JITKA KLIMKOVA JOINS INTERNATIONALS SC". SoccerToday. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jitka Klimkova, Mark Carr hired to coach U-20 and U-17 WNTS". soccerwire.com. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Trenérka Jitka Klimková dobývá Austrálii". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Former U.S. Youth WNT coach Jitka Klimková joins Internationals SC". soccerwire.com. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Westfield W-League Award Winners". W-League. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Former age-group coach Jitka Klimková to take charge of Football Ferns until 2027". Stuff. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Jitka Klimkova appointed as Young Football Ferns". New Zealand Football. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Football: Jitka Klimková named new Football Ferns head coach ahead of 2023 World Cup". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ferns coach to take side through to 2023 Women's World Cup revealed". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  11. ↑ Hytner, Mike; Khan, Jo; Hytner (now), Mike; Khan (earlier), Jo (20 July 2023). "New Zealand 1-0 Norway: Women's World Cup 2023 Group A – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "'Tension not a bad thing': Klimkova's Football Ferns exit sign of growth". 1News. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Nová trenérka reprezentace. Vedla Nový Zéland, teď jde k českým fotbalistkám". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
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