Marie Ševčíková

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Marie Anna Ševčíková (20 November 1947 – 28 June 2010) was a Czech-born footballer who played as a left winger and later became a Danish citizen. She began her club career with Slavia Prague in 1966, then played for Femina BK in Denmark. In August 1969 she became the first Czech woman to be offered a contract in Italy, later playing for Fiorentina Elettroplaid (1971–1972) and GS Casabella Perignano (1973). She returned to Denmark to play for Femina BK again (1974–1975), helping the club win the Danish league in 1975.

Ševčíková represented Denmark from 1969 to 1971. She helped Denmark win the 1970 Women's World Cup, scoring the late goal in the final against Italy, as Denmark won 2–0. She also earned a silver medal at Euro 1969. After the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, she left her homeland for Denmark, where she lived for most of her life while working alongside her football career. She passed away in Glostrup, Denmark, in 2010 at the age of 62.

Her brother Petr also left Czechoslovakia in 1968 and faced persecution; he died in 2013. In addition to football, Marie Ševčíková also played tennis and remained active in sport after her football career.