Blagoje Vidinić
Macedonian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blagoje Vidinić (Macedonian: Благоја Видиниќ, Serbian: Благоје Видинић; 11 June 1934[1] – 29 December 2006) was a professional football coach, player, and Olympic participant.[2]
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| Full name | Blagoje Vidinić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 December 2006 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Strasbourg, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vardar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1955 | Vardar | 144 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1961 | Radnički Beograd | 123 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1964 | OFK Beograd | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | FC Sion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Los Angeles Toros | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | San Diego Toros | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | St. Louis Stars | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 286 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1960 | Yugoslavia | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | FAR Rabat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1974 | Zaire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in present-day North Macedonia to a Serb family, he represented Yugoslavia internationally. He also managed the national football teams of Morocco, Zaire, and Colombia.
Playing career
Club
Born in Skopje, he played his club football for FK Vardar, Radnički Beograd and OFK Beograd in Yugoslavia, and then with FC Sion of Switzerland.[3] In 1967, he moved to the US to join the Los Angeles Toros of the National Professional Soccer League, making 20 appearances that season.[4] He started the 1968 season with the relocated successor team San Diego Toros in the newly formed NASL, before moving to St. Louis Stars.[4]
International
He played for Yugoslavia as a goalkeeper in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, winning silver in the former and gold in the latter.[1][5] He also played in the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship when Yugoslavia finished second. He earned 8 caps and his final international was an October 1960 friendly match against Hungary.[6]
Managerial career
After retiring from playing, he became a coach, and managed two African teams in the FIFA World Cup: Morocco in 1970 and Zaire in 1974.[7]
Honours
Player
FC Sion
- Swiss Cup: 1964–65
Yugoslavia
Manager
FAR Rabat
Zaire
References
External links
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