Jitka Klimková (born 20 August 1974) is a football coach and former football player from the Czech Republic. In September 2021 she was appointed head coach of the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women's national football team.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jitka Klimková | ||
Date of birth | (1974-08-20) 20 August 1974 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Kyjov, Czechoslovakia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1992 | Sokol Čejč | ||
1992–1995 | Slávia Holíč | ||
1995–2003 | Compex Otrokovice | ||
National team | |||
2000–2001 | Czech Republic | 2 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2004–2011 | Slovácko | ||
2009–2010 | Czech Republic U-19 | ||
2011–2013 | Canberra United | ||
2013–2014 | New Zealand U-17 | ||
2015–2017 | United States U-19 | ||
2017–2019 | United States U-20 | ||
2019–2021 | Internationals SC | ||
2021– | New Zealand | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
During her playing career she played for Sokol Čejč, Slávia Holíč and Compex Otrokovice in the Czech First Division. She was briefly a member of the Czech national team, playing as a defender.[3][4]
She has coached the United States women's under-20 team,[5] United States women's under-19 team, Canberra United in Australia's W-League,[6] 1.FC Slovácko, the Czech Republic women's team and Internationals Soccer Club in Ohio, USA.[7][4] In Australia, she was named Coach of the Year in the W-League in 2011-12.[8] 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.[2][9][10]
Klimková is the first woman appointed to coach the Football Ferns on a full-time basis.[2]
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