Karel Rada

Karel Rada
Rada in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-03-02) 2 March 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1977–1983 Sokol Stráž u Tachova
1983–1985 UD Tachov
1985–1990 Škoda Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Dukla Prague 67 (6)
1994–1997 Sigma Olomouc 86 (14)
1997–1998 Trabzonspor 41 (1)
1999–2000 Slavia Prague 56 (1)
2001–2002 Eintracht Frankfurt 38 (1)
2002–2006 Teplice 109 (6)
2006–2008 Bohemians 1905 43 (0)
Total 440 (29)
International career
1995–2001 Czech Republic 43 (4)
Managerial career
FC Viktoria Plzeň U-19 women
2014–2017 FC Viktoria Plzeň women
Czech Republic U-17 women
2017–2024 Czech Republic women
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1996 England
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place 1997 Saudi Arabia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karel Rada (born 2 March 1971) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played Dukla Prague, Slavia Prague, Sigma Olomouc, Teplice, Trabzonspor and Eintracht Frankfurt.[1] At international level, Rada played for the Czech Republic, for which he played 43 matches and scored four goals.[1]

Career

Rada started his career with Dukla Prague.[2] He played in the Czechoslovak First League from 1990, through its transition into the Czech First League in 1993 until 1997, when he moved abroad to play for Turkish club Trabzonspor in the Süper Lig.[3] He finished his professional career in 2008 after Bohemians 1905 were relegated from the Czech First League.[4] Rada was a participant in the UEFA Euro 1996, where the Czech Republic won the silver medal, and represented the country at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.[5] He scored a penalty shootout in a victory against France during the former tournament.[4]

Rada was appointed coach of the Czech Republic women's national football team in February 2017, but resigned on 3 December 2024 after a loss against Portugal.[6]

Personal life

Following his football career, Rada returned to West Bohemia, where he ran a pension, as well as training youth teams of FC Viktoria Plzeň.[4] Rada is married to a woman named Vlaďka, with whom he has twin daughters named Adéla and Eliška.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Karel Rada". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Hrával jsem za Sigmu... Karel Rada (*1971)". SK Sigma Olomouc (in Czech). 29 September 2011.
  3. ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
  4. ^ a b c Novák, Miloslav (10 November 2009). "Ze stříbrné party zůstal hráčem jen Berger. Co dnes dělají ostatní?". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ Bosák, Jaromír (16 May 2021). "Hrál za fotbalovou repre, teď trénuje tu ženskou. Rada řekl, v čem je to jiné". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  6. ^ Bílek, Petr; Macháčová, Lucie (3 December 2024). "Zase ne. Fotbalistky podlehly Portugalsku a Euro si nezahrají. Kouč Rada končí". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  7. ^ Vacek, Václav (17 October 2021). "Legendy Viktorie: Karel Rada, vicemistr Evropy ze Stráže na Tachovsku". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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