Karel Rada

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.

Rada started his career with Dukla Prague. He played in the Czechoslovak First League from 1990, through its transition into the Czech First League in 1993 until 1997, when he moved abroad to play for Turkish club Trabzonspor in the Süper Lig. He finished his professional career in 2008 after Bohemians 1905 were relegated from the Czech First League. Rada was a participant in the UEFA Euro 1996, where the Czech Republic won the silver medal, and represented the country at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. He scored a penalty shootout in a victory against France during the former tournament.

Rada was appointed coach of the Czech Republic women's national football team in February 2017, but resigned on 3 December 2024 after a loss against Portugal.

On 7 May 2025, Rada was appointed women's football director of Viktoria Plzeň.

Following his football career, Rada returned to West Bohemia, where he ran a pension, as well as training youth teams of FC Viktoria Plzeň. Rada is married to a woman named Vlaďka, with whom he has twin daughters named Adéla and Eliška.