Martina Franko

Martina Marie Franko (; born January 13, 1976) is a Canadian former soccer player who played defender.

Club 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.

In her club career, Franko has won two W-League titles with the Vancouver Whitecaps, in 2004 and 2006.

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. At the 2007 Pan American Games, she helped the team achieve a bronze medal in the soccer competition; She also competed for the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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

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

Personal life She moved to Squamish, British Columbia, home of her husband John, in 2003.

Her parents, Dana Holanová and Jaromír Holan, were the Czechoslovak national champions in ice dancing in the 1960s.

Honours Vancouver Whitecaps FC USL W-League championship: 2004, 2006

Individual Canada Soccer Hall of Fame