Rada voted new coach of Czech football team

The new coach of the Czech football team is Petr Rada, it was announced on Thursday. Rada takes over the post after years as former coach Karel Bruckner’s assistant. The 49-year-old manager of Teplice football club was elected Czech coach by the national football association on Thursday morning. He was vying for the post against Jozef Chovanec, who was widely seen as the favourite for the job. The post of Czech national coach has been open for a month, since the Czech Republic crashed out of Euro 2008 in the group stages of the competition. Rada’s debut will be on August 20, when the Czechs take on England at Wembley stadium.