Miroslav Kadlec

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 RH Cheb before returning to Vítkovice, from where he moved to Germany in 1990. Kadlec had an eight-year stint with German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where they were crowned Bundesliga champions in 1991 and 1998, the second straight out of the second division.

Kadlec returned to the Czech Republic 1998, spending three seasons with Petra Drnovice, 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. Kadlec finished his professional career in May 2002, his last match being a 2–1 home defeat against Opava.

International career Kadlec played for Czechoslovakia and the 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, which ended in a 1–1 draw. 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.

Outside of football Kadlec spends his free time playing golf. He is married with one son named Michal, who is also a former professional footballer.

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