Adéla Pivoňková (born 28 September 1991) is a former

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, who played for

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in the

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. She was a member of the Czech national team. She made her debut for the national team on 26 June 2008 in a match against

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. Pivoňková was voted talent of the year at the 2007 Czech Footballer of the Year (women).

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