Petr Rada
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Petr Rada is a Czech
football coach, currently in charge of FK Teplice
. He previously coached the Czech Republic national team
.
Before being named national team manager in July 2008, Rada worked as an assistant for then national team coach Karel Brückner
from 2006 to 2008, and also as an assistant to Jozef Chovanec
from 1998 to 2001 when Chovanec was manager of the Czech national team. Rada has also been head manager of Czech clubs FK Teplice
(on two separate occasions), FC Viktoria Plzeň
, and FK Jablonec 97
.
In his playing days, Rada was a defender
, who starred for Dukla Prague for nine years, from 1979 to 1988. He won the Czechoslovak First League with them in 1979 and 1982. Rada also made eleven appearances for his national team, Czechoslovakia
.
On 8 April 2009, he was sacked as coach of the Czech Republic national team
after the team won just two of their six qualification matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
.
He returned to coaching on 26 October 2010 as the new coach of FC Slovan Liberec
. In June 2011, it was announced he was returning to coach FK Teplice
for his second spell.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
football coach, currently in charge of FK Teplice
FK Teplice
FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice, 80 km north of Prague. The club currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after being founded and played mostly...
. He previously coached the Czech Republic national team
Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
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Before being named national team manager in July 2008, Rada worked as an assistant for then national team coach Karel Brückner
Karel Brückner
Karel Brückner is a Czech retired football coach.- Coaching career :Brückner began his coaching career in 1973 in the Czech League and was the coach of his home club SK Sigma Olomouc. He later went on to coach Inter Bratislava with which he won the Slovakia Cup in 1985...
from 2006 to 2008, and also as an assistant to Jozef Chovanec
Jozef Chovanec
Jozef Chovanec is a former Czechoslovak football player and later a football manager.- Playing career :...
from 1998 to 2001 when Chovanec was manager of the Czech national team. Rada has also been head manager of Czech clubs FK Teplice
FK Teplice
FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice, 80 km north of Prague. The club currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after being founded and played mostly...
(on two separate occasions), FC Viktoria Plzeň
FC Viktoria Plzen
FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
, and FK Jablonec 97
FK Jablonec 97
FK Baumit Jablonec is a Czech professional football club based in the town of Jablonec nad Nisou, playing in the top flight of Czech football, the Gambrinus Liga.- Historical names :...
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In his playing days, Rada was a defender
Defender
Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li...
, who starred for Dukla Prague for nine years, from 1979 to 1988. He won the Czechoslovak First League with them in 1979 and 1982. Rada also made eleven appearances for his national team, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
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On 8 April 2009, he was sacked as coach of the Czech Republic national team
Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
after the team won just two of their six qualification matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
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He returned to coaching on 26 October 2010 as the new coach of FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
. In June 2011, it was announced he was returning to coach FK Teplice
FK Teplice
FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice, 80 km north of Prague. The club currently plays in the Gambrinus liga.The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after being founded and played mostly...
for his second spell.