Radim Breite (born 10 August 1989) is a Czech

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midfielder who plays for

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and the

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national team.

Club career

Breite began his professional football career in the

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with

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 ...

. After rarely featuring for Teplice's first team, he spent four seasons in the second division with

FK Varnsdorf FK Varnsdorf is a Czech professional football club located in Varnsdorf, Czech Republic. In 2011 the club changed its name from SK Slovan Varnsdorf to FK Varnsdorf. The team's biggest success in recent history was finishing 2nd in the 2014–15 ...

. By early 2016, Breite had returned to Teplice, and joined rivals

FC Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the domestic ...

as a mid-season replacement for David Pavelka.

International career

Breite earned selection for the Czech Republic national football team in September 2020, after several players dropped out of the initial squad due to the

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. He made his international debut as a substitute on 7 September 2020 in a home match played at the

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against

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International

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1989 births Living people Czech footballers Czech Republic international footballers Association football midfielders People from Krupka Czech First League players FK Teplice players FK Čáslav players FK Varnsdorf players FC Slovan Liberec players SK Sigma Olomouc players Sportspeople from the Ústí nad Labem Region {{CzechRepublic-footy-midfielder-stub