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{{Short description|Czech footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Miroslav Kadlec
| image          = Miroslav Kadlec 2015.JPG
| caption        = Miroslav Kadlec in 2015
| height         = 1.85 m
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1964|6|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [[Uherské Hradiště]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| position       = [[Defender (association football)#Sweeper (libero)|Sweeper]], [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]]
| youthyears1    = 1971–1983 
| youthclubs1    = [[FC Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště|Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště]]
| years1         = 1983–1984
| clubs1         = [[TJ Vítkovice]]
| caps1          = 26
| goals1         = 1
| years2         = 1984–1986
| clubs2         = [[Union Cheb|RH Cheb]]
| caps2          = 56
| goals2         = 2
| years3         = 1986–1990
| clubs3         = [[TJ Vítkovice]]
| caps3          = 115
| goals3         = 19
| years4         = 1990–1998
| clubs4         = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| caps4          = 234
| goals4         = 17
| years5         = 1998–2001
| clubs5         = [[FC Petra Drnovice]]
| caps5          = 73
| goals5         = 2
| years6         = 2001–2002
| clubs6         = [[FC Zbrojovka Brno]]
| caps6          = 24
| goals6         = 2
| totalcaps      = 528
| totalgoals     = 43
| nationalyears1 = 1987–1993<ref name=rsssf>{{Cite web|title=Miroslav Kadlec {{!}} International Appearances|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kadlec-intl.html|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref>
| nationalteam1  = [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]
| nationalcaps1  = 38
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1994–1997<ref name=rsssf/>
| nationalteam2  = [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
| nationalcaps2  = 26
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| manageryears1 =  
| managerclubs1 =  
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|CZE}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{medal|Runner-up|[[UEFA Euro 1996|1996 England]]|}} 
}}
'''Miroslav Kadlec''' (born 22 June 1964) is a Czech former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Kadlec, Miroslav|url=https://www.kicker.de/miroslav-kadlec/spieler/bundesliga/1997-98/1-fc-kaiserslautern|magazine=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|publisher=Olympia-Verlag GmbH|access-date=14 November 2012|language=de}}</ref> Either side of an eight-year spell playing in Germany for [[1. FC Kaiserslautern|Kaiserslautern]], Kadlec played for four Czech clubs. In an international career spanning from 1987 to 1997, Kadlec made 64 international appearances split between [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] and the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]].

==Club career==
Kadlec played in the [[Czechoslovak First League]], making his debut in the 1983–84 season for Ostrava-based [[TJ Vítkovice]]. He had a spell at [[Union Cheb|RH Cheb]] before returning to Vítkovice, from where he moved to Germany in 1990.<ref name="jerabek">{{cite book|first=Luboš|last=Jeřábek|title=Český a československý fotbal&nbsp;– lexikon osobností a klubů|publisher=Grada Publishing|language=cs|year=2007|location=Prague, Czech Republic|isbn=978-80-247-1656-5|page=84}}</ref> Kadlec had an eight-year stint with German club [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]], where they were crowned [[Bundesliga]] champions in [[1990–91 Bundesliga|1991]] and [[1997–98 Bundesliga|1998]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kadlec komentátor|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/euro-2000/kadlec-komentator.A000615232844e2cesko_mar|newspaper=[[Mladá fronta Dnes]]|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]|date=16 June 2000|access-date=5 November 2024|language=cs}}</ref> the second straight out of the [[2. Bundesliga|second division]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Měl jsem štěstí, že jsem hrál fotbal v období výjimečných hráčů a trenérů, řekl nový člen Síně slávy Kadlec|url=https://sport.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/fotbal/mel-jsem-stesti-ze-jsem-hral-fotbal-v-obdobi-vyjimecnych-hracu-a-treneru-rekl-novy-clen-sine-slavy-kadlec/65f99ab161d8d47534d9a9e0|website=[[ČT Sport]]|publisher=[[Czech Television]]|date=19 March 2024|access-date=5 November 2024|language=cs}}</ref>

Kadlec returned to the Czech Republic 1998, spending three seasons with [[FC Petra Drnovice|Petra Drnovice]],<ref name="jerabek"/> before moving to [[FC Zbrojovka Brno]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kadlec se nakonec rozhodl pro Brno|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/kadlec-se-nakonec-rozhodl-pro-brno.A010611_175634_fotbal_min|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=11 June 2001|access-date=5 November 2024|language=cs}}</ref> He made his club debut in a 0–5 away win on 23 June against local amateur side SK Řečkovice in front of a crowd of 900.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kadlecova premiéra přilákala fanoušky|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/kadlecova-premiera-prilakala-fanousky.A010625_102119_fotbal_bra|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=25 June 2001|access-date=5 November 2024|language=cs}}</ref> Kadlec finished his professional career in May 2002, his last match being a 2–1 home defeat against [[SFC Opava|Opava]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Obránce zakončil kariéru jako záložník|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/obrance-zakoncil-karieru-jako-zaloznik.A020510_205059_fotbal_ber|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=10 May 2002|access-date=1 April 2024|language=cs}}</ref>

==International career==
Kadlec played for [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] and the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], playing a total of 64 matches and scoring two goals. In April 1987, he debuted for the former national team during a [[UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying]] match against [[Wales national football team|Wales]], which ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Stanislav|last=Hrabě|title=Český kapitán, který "obsluhoval anglickou královnu", je v Síni slávy|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/sport-kapitan-ktery-obsluhoval-anglickou-kralovnu-vstoupil-do-sine-slavy-248048|website=Seznam Zprávy|publisher=[[Seznam.cz]]|date=19 March 2024|access-date=5 November 2024|language=cs}}</ref> 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|date=December 2024}}

==Outside of football==
Kadlec spends his free time playing golf.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Libor|last=Kopl|title=Kadlec by se nebál dát šanci Svědíkovi: U reprezentace je trenér spíš manažer|url=https://slovacky.denik.cz/fotbal-prvni-liga/kadlec-by-se-nebal-dat-sanci-svedikovi-u-reprezentace-je-trener-spis-manazer-202.html|newspaper=[[Deník]]|publisher=[[Vltava Labe Media]]|date=21 November 2023|access-date=5 November 2024|language=cs}}</ref> He is married with one son named [[Michal Kadlec|Michal]], who is also a former professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Alexandra|last=Mynářová|title=Je čest potřást si rukou s královnou, říká Michal Kadlec k úspěchu svého otce Miroslava z Eura 1996|url=https://strednicechy.rozhlas.cz/je-cest-potrast-si-rukou-s-kralovnou-rika-michal-kadlec-k-uspechu-sveho-otce-8577874|website=[[Czech Radio]]|date=17 September 2021|access-date=16 December 2024|language=cs}}</ref>

==Honours==
*'''1. FC Kaiserslautern'''
**[[Bundesliga]] champion: [[1990–91 Bundesliga|1990–91]], [[1997–98 Bundesliga|1997–98]]
**[[DFB-Pokal]] winner: [[1995–96 DFB-Pokal|1995–96]]
*'''Czech Republic'''
**[[UEFA European Football Championship]] runner-up: [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FACR player|new_id=315|old_id=KadlecMiroslav}}
* {{Fussballdaten|kadlecmiroslav|Miroslav Kadlec}}

{{1997–98 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season}}
{{Personality of the League}}
{{Czechoslovakia squad 1990 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Czech Republic squad UEFA Euro 1996}}

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