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 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. "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. 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.

External links

• Karel Rada at FAČR (in Czech)