Miroslav Kadlec

Miroslav Kadlec (born 22 June 1964) is a Czech former professional football defender.[2]

Miroslav Kadlec

Miroslav Kadlec in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Miroslav Kadlec
Date of birth	(1964-06-22) 22 June 1964
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	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1984	TJ Vítkovice	26	(1)
1984–1986	RH Cheb	56	(2)
1986–1990	TJ Vítkovice	115	(19)
1990–1998	1. FC Kaiserslautern	234	(17)
1998–2001	FC Petra Drnovice	73	(2)
2001–2002	1. FC Brno	24	(2)
Total		528	(43)
National team
1987–1993[1]	Czechoslovakia	38	(1)
1994–1997[1]	Czech Republic	26	(1)
Honours Men's football Representing  Czech Republic UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1996 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During his career, Kadlec played for four Czech clubs, and also had an eight-year stint with Bundesliga's 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he was crowned league champion in 1991 and 1998, the second straight out of the second division.

Kadlec played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic; for both he played a total of 64 matches and scored two goals. He took part in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, played the full ninety minutes in the nation's five matches. Six years later he led the Czech national football team on its way to the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship silver, where he missed only one game because of a two yellow card-suspension.

His son Michal is also a professional footballer.