Karel Rada (born 2 March 1971) is a Czech former professional
football
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defender. He played for several teams, including
SK Slavia Prague
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in th ...
,
SK Sigma Olomouc
SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. The club currently plays in the Czech First League, the first tier of Czech football. The club played in the first tier league for 30 years between 1984 and 2014, winning the Czec ...
,
FK Teplice
FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice. The club currently plays in the Czech First League.
The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after ...
,
Trabzonspor
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and
Eintracht Frankfurt
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.
At international level, he played for the
Czech Republic
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, for which he played 43 matches and scored four goals.
He was a participant in the
Euro 1996
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, where the Czech Republic won the silver medal, and represented the Czech Republic at the
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
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.
Career
Rada started his career with
Dukla Prague
Dukla Prague ( cz, Dukla Praha) was a Czech football club from the city of Prague. Established in 1948 as ATK Praha, the club won a total of 11 Czechoslovak league titles and eight Czechoslovak Cups, and in the 1966–67 season, reached the semi ...
.
References
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1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Karlovy Vary
Czech footballers
Czech Republic men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Bohemians 1905 players
SK Sigma Olomouc players
SK Slavia Prague players
FK Teplice players
Eintracht Frankfurt players
Trabzonspor footballers
UEFA Euro 1996 players
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
UEFA Euro 2000 players
Czech First League players
Süper Lig players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Czech expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Czech football managers
Czech Republic women's national football team managers
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