Martina Franko

née Martina Holen... speaks English and Czech... sports family (ice dancing parents, soccer sister Regina)... married her husband John Franko in 2003 (they had their first child Micah in 2010)... both her parents were born in CZE... parents were Czechoslovakia’s national pairs ice dancing champions (they were ranked seventh in the world)... she was 27 years old when she moved to Surrey with her husband... she grew up participating in soccer, ski racing and tennis... enjoys skiing, rock climbing, mountain biking and reading... earned her Canada Soccer Coaching B Diploma in 2005...

honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2022, with her official celebration ahead of the Canada international home match on 8 April 2022 at BC Place in Vancouver (five teammates Randee Hermus, Karina LeBlanc, Brittany Timko Baxter, Martina Franko and Rhian Wilkison were honoured)... honoured by the Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame...

represented Canada at the FIFA Women’s World Cup China 2007... represented Canada at one Olympic Games (Beijing 2008)... won two Concacaf medals with Canada (2006 silver and 2008 silver)... won a bronze medal with Canada at the Pan American Games Rio 2007... career 55 international “A” appearances across five years from 2005 to 2009 with Canada Soccer's Women's National Team… from Beijing 2008, was noted by the Olympic Football Tournament Technical Study Group (”experienced, strong defender with good tackling and ball-shielding skills”)...

club career in USA and Canada... with Surrey United SC, a Canada Soccer National Championships winner (Jubilee Trophy in 2006) and three-time BC Cup winner (2004, 2005, 2006)... with Los Angeles Sol, a WPS regular season winner (2009)... with Vancouver Whitecaps FC, a two-time USL W-League Championship winner (2004, 2006)... with California Storm, a WPSL Championship winner (2002)...

attended the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 in Vancouver...