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==International career==
==International career==
Franko won her first cap for [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada]] in 2005, aged 29. She scored her first goal on her second cap, against [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]], in a 4–3 loss.<ref name=CanSoc>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/_profile.asp?playerid=419&sub=3|title=Martina Franko profile|publisher=Canada Soccer|accessdate=2008-08-07}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> At the [[2007 Pan American Games]], she helped the team achieve a bronze medal in the [[Football at the 2007 Pan American Games|soccer competition]];<ref name=CanSoc/> later that year, she played in her first major, FIFA affiliated tournament with the Canada team, the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007 World Cup]], where she played all three group stage matches, scoring one goal, before the team was knocked out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=256000/index.html|title=Martina Franko profile|publisher=[[FIFA]]|accessdate=2008-08-07}}</ref> She also competed for the team at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].
Franko won her first cap for [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada]] in 2005, aged 29. She scored her first goal on her second cap, against [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]], in a 4–3 loss.<ref name=CanSoc>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/_profile.asp?playerid=419&sub=3 |title=Martina Franko profile |publisher=Canada Soccer |accessdate=2008-08-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20071226214537/http://www.canadasoccer.com:80/eng/nationals/_profile.asp?playerid=419&sub=3 |archivedate=December 26, 2007 }}</ref> At the [[2007 Pan American Games]], she helped the team achieve a bronze medal in the [[Football at the 2007 Pan American Games|soccer competition]];<ref name=CanSoc/> later that year, she played in her first major, FIFA affiliated tournament with the Canada team, the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007 World Cup]], where she played all three group stage matches, scoring one goal, before the team was knocked out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=256000/index.html|title=Martina Franko profile|publisher=[[FIFA]]|accessdate=2008-08-07}}</ref> She also competed for the team at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 19:16, 24 January 2016

Martina Franko
Personal information
Full name Martina Marie Franko
Date of birth (1976-01-13) January 13, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Los Altos, California, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps
Youth career
1994–1997 Colorado College Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 California Storm 14 (15)
2003–2006 Surrey United 28 (40)
2003–2006 Vancouver Whitecaps 44 (30)
2009 Los Angeles Sol 10 (0)
2010– Vancouver Whitecaps 9 (1)
International career‡
2005– Canada 55 (5)
Managerial career
2008– Quest University Canada
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, September 30, 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:33, September 30, 2009 (UTC)

Martina Franko (born Martina Holan on January 13, 1976, in Los Altos, California) is a Canadian soccer defender who played for Vancouver Whitecaps.

Career

Franko performs a versatile role, and can play as either a midfielder or forward. She has been a regular on Surrey United women's premier division team playing in the British Columbia based Metro Women's Soccer League for the past two years. The MWSL plays in the winter so no major conflict with summer leagues such as W-League.[1]

In her club career, Franko has won two W-League titles with the Vancouver Whitecaps, in 2004 and 2006.[2] After one year for Los Angeles Sol in the Women's Professional Soccer League turned on April 1, 2010 back to her former club Vancouver Whitecaps.[3]

International career

Franko won her first cap for Canada in 2005, aged 29. She scored her first goal on her second cap, against Germany, in a 4–3 loss.[2] At the 2007 Pan American Games, she helped the team achieve a bronze medal in the soccer competition;[2] later that year, she played in her first major, FIFA affiliated tournament with the Canada team, the 2007 World Cup, where she played all three group stage matches, scoring one goal, before the team was knocked out.[4] She also competed for the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

She moved to Squamish, British Columbia, home of her husband John, in 2003.[5]

Her parents, Dana Holanova and Jaromir Hola, were the Czechoslovakian national figure-skating champions in pairs ice dancing in the 1960s.[6]

Coaching career

In January 2008, Franko joined Quest University Canada as head coach of the varsity women's soccer team.[7]

Franko, also a Canadian National B licensed coach, served as an assistant coach for the Tigers during the 1998 season after receiving her bachelor’s degree in psychology.

References

  1. ^ Beijing Games
  2. ^ a b c "Martina Franko profile". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on December 26, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Whitecaps women sign defensive trio
  4. ^ "Martina Franko profile". FIFA. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
  5. ^ Soccer Profile
  6. ^ Former Tiger competes in Olympics: Holan playing for Canada in Beijing
  7. ^ Quest Profile

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