Jitka Klimková

Jitka Klimková is a Czech professional football coach and former player. She is the head coach of the Czech Republic women's national team.

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.
She has coached the United States women's u-20 team, United States women's under-19 team, Canberra United in Australia's W-League, 1.FC Slovácko, the Czech Republic women's team and Internationals Soccer Club in Ohio, USA. In Australia, she was named Coach of the Year in the W-League in 2011-12. 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.
In September 2021, Klimková was 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.
She stepped down from coaching the Football Ferns in 2024.
On 21 January 2025, Klimková was appointed head coach of the Czech Republic women's national football team, signed two-year contract with option.