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Václav Kadlec

Václav Kadlec

Czech footballer (born 1992)


Václav Kadlec (born 20 May 1992) is a Czech retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Club career

Kadlec made his debut in the Czech First League on 25 October 2008 for Sparta Prague against 1. FK Příbram. He scored his first league goal at the age of 16.[2] Kadlec had a trial at Liverpool's academy in 2007.[3] In November 2012 Kadlec fractured his skull in a collision with Martin Nešpor during Sparta Prague's match against Mladá Boleslav.[4]

On 18 August 2013, Kadlec joined Eintracht Frankfurt for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract due to expire in the summer of 2017.[5]

After a short loan at Letná he transferred to Danish side FC Midtjylland during the 15/16 season. However, he decided to return to Sparta in the summer transfer window of 2016.[6] He signed a four-year contract with the club.[7]

On 29 September 2016, with Sparta Prague, he scored twice in the 3–1 win against Inter Milan in Europa League.[8][9]

In February 2020, Kadlec announced his retirement from playing due to persistent knee problems.[10]

On 2 September 2022, Kadlec joined Viktoria Žižkov.[11]

In August 2023, Kadlec joined TJ Ligmet Milín.[12]

Coaching career

In January 2024, Kadlec was appointed second assistant coach at Viktoria Žižkov.[13]

International career

On 12 October 2010, Kadlec made his first appearance for the Czech Republic national team against Liechtenstein and scored on his debut, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the Czech Republic national team history.[14] He was voted the Czech Talent of the Year at the 2010 Czech Footballer of the Year awards. Later in the year he made his debut for the under-21 team, also marking it with a goal. He represented the team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Career statistics

Club

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International

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kadlec goal.
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Honours

Sparta Prague

Czech Republic U21


References

  1. "Detail hráče - AC Sparta Praha". Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. Václav KadlecCzech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech) Edit this at Wikidata
  3. "Sky Sports Scout - Vaclav Kadlec". Sky Sports. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  4. Novák, Jaromír (3 November 2012). "VIDEO: Hrozivá srážka, sparťan Kadlec ji odnesl zlomeninou čelní kosti". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  5. "Kadlec leaves Sparta for Eintracht". UEFA.com. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  6. "Member detail - AC Sparta Praha". sparta.cz. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014.
  7. "USA Today". Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  8. "SPARTA PRAGA". la Repubblica (in Italian). 30 September 2016. p. 48.
  9. Andrea Sorrentino (30 September 2016). "Un inferno senza fine per l'Inter da 330 milioni la nuova rivoluzione non ha scacciato la crisi". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 48.
  10. Janzer, Till (20 February 2020). "Fußball: Ex-Frankfurter Václav Kadlec beendet vorzeitig Karriere". Radio Prague International (in German). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  11. Jícha, Ondřej (8 August 2023). "Nováček přeboru zlákal bývalé hvězdy! V útoku bude válet Kadlec, v bráně Štěch". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  12. Mls, Martin (23 January 2024). "Vstával v pět ráno, teď má na Žižkově novou dvojroli. Nebylo nad čím váhat, říká Kadlec". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  13. Václav Kadlec at Soccerway
  14. "Kadlec, Václav". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  15. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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