| Jitka Klimková | |
| Fullname: | Jitka Klimková[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1974 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kyjov, Czechoslovakia |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1991–1992 |
| Years2: | 1992–1995 |
| Years3: | 1995–2003 |
| Clubs1: | Sokol Čejč |
| Clubs2: | Slávia Holíč |
| Clubs3: | Compex Otrokovice |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000–2001 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czech Republic |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2004–2011 |
| Managerclubs1: | Slovácko |
| Manageryears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Managerclubs2: | Czech Republic U-19 |
| Manageryears3: | 2011–2013 |
| Managerclubs3: | Canberra United |
| Manageryears4: | 2013–2014 |
| Managerclubs4: | New Zealand U-17 |
| Manageryears5: | 2014 |
| Managerclubs5: | New Zealand (assistant) |
| Manageryears6: | 2015–2017 |
| Managerclubs6: | United States U-19 |
| Manageryears7: | 2017–2019 |
| Managerclubs7: | United States U-20 |
| Manageryears8: | 2019–2021 |
| Managerclubs8: | Internationals SC |
| Manageryears9: | 2021– |
| Managerclubs9: | New Zealand |
Jitka Klimková (born 20 August 1974) is a Czech football coach and former football player. In September 2021 she was appointed head coach of the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women's national football team.[2] [3]
During her playing career she played for Sokol Čejč, Slávia Holíč and DFC Compex Otrokovice in the Czech First Division. She was briefly a member of the Czech national team, playing as a defender.[4]
She has coached the United States women's u-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] 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.[9] [10]
Klimková is the first woman appointed to coach the Football Ferns on a full-time basis.
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]