Blagoje Vidinić Explained

Blagoje Vidinić
Fullname:Blagoje Vidinić
Birth Date:11 June 1934
Birth Place:Skopje, Macedonia
Death Place:Strasbourg, France
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Vardar
Years1:1951–1955
Clubs1:Vardar
Caps1:144
Goals1:0
Years2:1955–1961
Caps2:123
Goals2:0
Years3:1962–1964
Clubs3:OFK Beograd
Caps3:33
Goals3:0
Years4:1964–1966
Clubs4:FC Sion
Years5:1967
Clubs5:Los Angeles Toros
Caps5:20
Goals5:0
Years6:1968
Clubs6:San Diego Toros
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Years7:1968
Caps7:23
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:286
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1956–1960
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1970–1971
Managerclubs1:Morocco
Manageryears2:1971–1972
Managerclubs2:FAR Rabat
Manageryears3:1971–1974
Managerclubs3:Zaire
Manageryears4:1976–1979
Managerclubs4:Colombia

Blagoje Vidinić (Macedonian: Благоја Видиниќ, Serbian: Благоје Видинић; 11 June 1934[1] – 29 December 2006) was a Macedonian football coach, player, and Olympic participant of Serbian origin.[2] He 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. In 1967, he moved to the US to join the Los Angeles Toros of the National Professional Soccer League, making 20 appearances that season. He started the 1968 season with the relocated successor team San Diego Toros in the newly formed NASL, before moving to St. Louis Stars.[3]

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] [4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

Honours

Player

FC Sion

Yugoslavia

Manager

FAR Rabat

Zaire

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International stats . FIFA.com . 2011-06-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111173920/https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=61701/ . 2012-11-11.
  2. Web site: Blagoje Vidinić . Olympedia . 1 December 2021.
  3. http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/V/Vidinic.Blagoje.htm Stats at North American Soccer League players
  4. http://www.ffm.com.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=713%3A2010-03-30-12-14-03&catid=88%3A2010-03-30-12-10-56&Itemid=451&lang=mk Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија...Football Federation of Macedonia
  5. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2020-05-23.
  6. http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/blagoje-vidinic/#redirect Stats at