Eva Šmeralová | |
Birth Date: | 24 August 1976 |
Birth Place: | Pardubice, Czechoslovakia |
Height: | 1.69 m |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Hradec Králové |
Youthclubs2: | Compex Otrokovice |
Clubs1: | DFO Pardubice |
Clubs2: | Sparta Prague |
Years3: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs3: | DFO Pardubice |
Nationalyears1: | 1993–2008 |
Nationalteam1: | Czech Republic |
Nationalcaps1: | 75 |
Nationalgoals1: | 14 |
Eva Šmeralová [ɛva ʃmɛralovaː] (born 24 August 1976) is a former Czech football defender. She played for, and captained, both Sparta Prague[1] and the Czech national team.[2]
Šmeralová was the most capped Czech international women's player with 75 appearances. She was named Czech female footballer of the year in 2000 and 2003.[2] [3]
Šmeralová started football at the age of 13 with Hradec Králové.[4]
She started her international career in 1993 in a friendly match against Slovakia, scoring on her debut.
Šmeralová scored a hat-trick in the 2008 Czech Women's Cup final against Slavia, as Sparta won 5–1.[5]
In 2009, Šmeralová joined SK DFO Pardubice.[6]