Karel Rada

Karel Rada
Rada in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-03-02) 2 March 1971
Place of birth Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Viktoria Plzeň (women's football director)
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
Viktoria Plzeň U-19 women
2014–2017 Viktoria Plzeň women
Czech Republic U-17 women
2017–2024 Czech Republic women
2025– Viktoria Plzeň (women's football director)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up1996 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. At international level, Rada played for the Czech Republic, for which he played 43 matches and scored four goals.