Background
Kadlec was born in 1984 in Vyškov. After his father, Miroslav Kadlec, joined 1.
Kadlec was born in 1984 in Vyškov. After his father, Miroslav Kadlec, joined 1.
A full international since 2007, he has earned 63 caps for the Czechoslovakian Republic, representing them at two Union of European Football Associations European Championships. Football Club Kaiserslautern in 1990, the family moved to Germany in the Kaiserslautern area. Kadlec learned German in kindergarten before he went to school a year later.
After his time in Grundschule, he went to the Gymnasium.
In 1998, Kadlec"s father signed for FK Drnovice and so he returned to the Czechoslovakian Republic. Club career
Kadlec started his professional career in 1.
Football Club Slovácko and made his debut in a match against Baník Ostrava. In 2005 he joined Sparta Prague.
On 14 June 2013 he joined Fenerbahçe for a €4.5 million transfer fee, signing a three-year contract worth €2.1 million per season.
International career
On 17 November 2007, Kadlec was called up to the Czechoslovakian national team for a game against Slovakia, and made his debut in a 3–1 victory (scoring an own goal). On 16 June 2012, against Poland in the European Championship, Kadlec headed a ball off the line in the dying seconds, preserving the Czechs" spot in the quarter-finals of the tournament. The strike had beaten goalkeeper Petr Čech and appeared to be headed to the inside of the far post.
Had it been scored then Poland would have ensured a draw, and the Czechoslovakian Republic would have been eliminated from the tournament.