Jitka Klimková
Czech footballer and manager (born 1974)
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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.
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In a 2011 interview | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 1974 | ||
| 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 | |||
Biography
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]
