Miroslav Kadlec

Miroslav Kadlec
	Miroslav Kadlec in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Miroslav Kadlec
Date of birth	22 June 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Sweeper, centre-back
Youth career
1971–1983	Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1984	TJ Vítkovice
1984–1986	RH Cheb
1986–1990	TJ Vítkovice
1990–1998	1. FC Kaiserslautern
1998–2001	FC Petra Drnovice
2001–2002	FC Zbrojovka Brno
Total
International career
1987–1993	Czechoslovakia
1994–1997	Czech Republic
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miroslav Kadlec (born 22 June 1964) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a defender.^[2]

Biography

As a fooballer, Kadlec played for four Czech clubs and had an eight-year stint with Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where they were crowned league champions in 1991 and 1998,^[3] the second straight out of the second division.^[4] He moved to FC Zbrojovka Brno in 2001^[5] and made his league debut in a 0–5 away defeat on 25 June.^{[clarification needed]}^[6]

Kadlec played for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, playing a total of 64 matches and scored two goals. In April 1987, he debuted for the former national team during a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying against Wales, which ended in a 1–1 draw.^[7] Kadlec took part in the 1990 FIFA World Cup where he played the full minutes in the country's five matches. Six years later, he led the Czech national football team on its way to the UEFA Euro 1996, where the country won a silver medal. Kadlec missed only one game because of a two yellow card-suspension.^{[citation needed]}