How good is Jitka Klimková?

Jitka Klimková is good at what she does and has an excellent mind for strategy. Jitka Klimková was briefly a member of the Czech national team where she played as a defender.

In September 2021, Jitka Klimková was appointed head coach of the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women’s national football team.

Jitka Klimková has coached the United States women’s under-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, Jitka Klimková was named Coach of the Year in the W-League in 2011-12. In New Zealand, Jitka Klimková has coached the national under-17 women’s team, including their campaign at the FIFA 2014 Under-17 Women’s World Cup.

At the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Jitka Klimková guided the Ferns to their first-ever victory in the tournament, in a 1–0 victory over Norway in the opening match in Auckland.