Karel Rada

Karel Rada
	Rada in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	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
1990–1994	Dukla Prague
1994–1997	Sigma Olomouc
1997–1998	Trabzonspor
1999–2000	Slavia Prague
2001–2002	Eintracht Frankfurt
2002–2006	Teplice
2006–2008	Bohemians 1905
Total
International career
1995–2001	Czech Republic
Managerial career
	FC Viktoria Plzeň U-19 women
2014–2017	FC Viktoria Plzeň women
	Czech Republic U-17 women
2017–	Czech Republic women
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
FIFA Confederations Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated October 19, 2024

Karel Rada (born 2 March 1971) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender for teams including Dukla Prague, Slavia Prague, Sigma Olomouc, Teplice, Trabzonspor and Eintracht Frankfurt.^[1] At international level, he played for the Czech Republic, for which he played 43 matches and scored four goals.^[1] He was a participant in the Euro 1996, where the Czech Republic won the silver medal, and represented the Czech Republic at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[2] He scored a penalty in the Euro 96 semifinal shootout win against France.^[3]

Career

Rada started his career with Dukla Prague.^[4] 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.^[5] He finished his professional career in 2008 after Bohemians 1905 were relegated from the Czech First League.^[3]

After football

Following his football career, Rada returned to West Bohemia, where he ran a pension, as well as training youth teams of FC Viktoria Plzeň.^[3]

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References

1 2 Karel Rada at National-Football-Teams.com
↑ Karel Rada – FIFA competition record (archived)
1 2 3 Novák, Miloslav (10 November 2009). "Ze stříbrné party zůstal hráčem jen Berger. Co dnes dělají ostatní?". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
↑ "Hrával jsem za Sigmu... Karel Rada (*1971)". sigmafotbal.cz (in Czech). 29 September 2011.
↑ 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.

External links

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[NFT-1] 1 2 Karel Rada at National-Football-Teams.com

[2] Karel Rada – FIFA competition record (archived)

[wherearetheynow-3] 1 2 3 Novák, Miloslav (10 November 2009). "Ze stříbrné party zůstal hráčem jen Berger. Co dnes dělají ostatní?". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[4] "Hrával jsem za Sigmu... Karel Rada (*1971)". sigmafotbal.cz (in Czech). 29 September 2011.

[jerabek-5] 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.

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