Veronika Klechová

Veronika Klechová
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-05) 5 May 1989
Place of birth Czechoslovakia
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Slovan Bratislava
Cardiff City Ladies
2014–? Inverness City
International career
2006– Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Veronika Klechová (born 5 May 1989) is a Slovak football midfielder who played for Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak First League,[1] and Champions League.[2] She was a member of the Slovak national team after debuting at the age of 17 in 2006.[3] Klechová scored numerous goals for her country, including the only goal, a penalty, in a 1–0 win against Croatia in March 2012.[4] She scored three goals in six appearances in 2015.[5] Among these goals was a header in a 2–1 friendly victory against Wales in April, which was the winning goal.[6][7]

Awards

Klechová was named the best women's player of 2008 at the Slovak Footballer of the Year Awards.[8] She finished third in the same award in 2011.[9]

Personal life

Klechová has two brothers.[10] In a relationship with Filip Kiss, when he was loaned from Cardiff City to Ross County in January 2014, Klechová made a similar move from Cardiff City Ladies to Inverness City.[11] She married Kiss in December 2015; together they have a son called Ben.[12]

Writing career

Klechová has written three books, which she christened in December 2016.[10] The first book, titled Futbalistka Lucka, was written about teammate Lucia Haršányová. The second one, Mini Paťka, is also about a teammate, this time Patrícia Hmírová. The third book, Mužíček a pes, relates to her home life.[13]

References

  1. ^ SWNT call-up Archived April 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine vs. Finland in the Slovak Football Association's website
  2. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  3. ^ Statistics in FIFA's website
  4. ^ "Futbalistky SR zvládli Chorvátsko, rozhodla Klechová". sport.sk (in Slovak). 2 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Ženská reprezentácia v roku 2015: 8 výhier, 2 remízy, 5 prehier". Sportnet (in Slovak). 29 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  6. ^ Matheson, Sian (9 April 2015). "Wales Women's manager Jayne Ludlow urges her players to 'go out there and shine' ahead of Euro qualifiers". Wales Online. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Euro 2017 friendly: Wales Women 1-2 Slovakia Women". BBC Sport. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Zaujímavosti po vyhlásení ankety Futbalista roka 2008 v SRČ". spravy.sk (in Slovak). 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Futbalistom roka Slovenska za rok 2011 je Martin Škrtel". TASR (in Slovak). teraz.sk. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  10. ^ a b Šurin, Peter (15 December 2016). "Reprezentantka Veronika Klechová: Knihy (aj) pre Dianu". Sportnet (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Inverness City Ladies FC signs Slovak international". BBC News. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  12. ^ "„Svetový deň manželstva" exkluzívne s manželmi Kissovcami". Sportnet (in Slovak). 12 February 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  13. ^ Zeman, Peter (27 December 2016). "Klechová pokrstila tri knižky". Sportnet (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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