Jiří Čadek (7 December 1935 – 20 December 2021) was a Czech footballer who played as a defender.

Jiří Čadek
Čadek in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-12-07)7 December 1935
Place of birth Pavlíkov, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 20 December 2021(2021-12-20) (aged 86)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1950 Sokol Pavlíkov
1950–1951 Spartak Strakonice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1954 Avia Čakovice
1954–1971 Dukla Prague 331 (0)
International career
1957–1958 Czechoslovakia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Čadek played his whole professional career for Dukla Prague. He appeared in 328 league matches, though he never scored a league goal. During his career at Dukla, Čadek won the Czechoslovak First League seven times and the Czechoslovak Cup three times.

Čadek was a member of the Czechoslovakia national team and played at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, where he appeared in the match against Northern Ireland.

He died on 20 December 2021, at the age of 86.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Zemřela legenda Dukly Čadek". sport.cz. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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