Saša Vidović Explained

Saša Vidović
Birth Date:14 June 1982
Birth Place:Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.79 m
Position:Right midfielder
Youthclubs1:FC Blau-Weiß Feldkirch
Years1:2001–2003
Clubs1:Srem Jakovo
Years2:2003–2004
Clubs2:Mladost Lukićevo
Caps2:17
Goals2:4
Years3:2003–2007
Clubs3:Zemun
Caps3:80
Goals3:4
Years4:2007–2010
Clubs4:Rad
Caps4:48
Goals4:2
Years5:2010–2011
Clubs5:Zemun
Caps5:5
Goals5:1
Years6:2011
Clubs6:Brantford Galaxy
Caps6:3
Goals6:1
Years7:2012
Clubs7:Timok
Caps7:5
Goals7:1
Years8:2012
Clubs8:Novi Sad
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Years9:2015–2020
Clubs9:Brantford Galaxy
Years10:2021–2022
Clubs10:BGH City
Manageryears1:2020
Managerclubs1:Brantford Galaxy

Saša Vidović (born 14 February 1982) is a Bosnian Serb former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Vidović was born in Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, during his early career he played in the Austrian regional circuit with FC Blau-Weiß Feldkirch.[1] He also had several stints with minor Serbian clubs such as Srem Jakovo and FK Mladost Lukićevo.

Serbia

In January 2004, Vidović returned to Serbia to play in the Serbian top league with Zemun.[2] He was re-signed by the club the following season.[3] His final season with Zemun was the 2006–07 season.[4] After the relegation of Zemun in 2007, he signed with Rad originally in the Serbian second division. The Belgrade-based club secured a promotion to the top-tier league and re-signed Vidović.[5] [6] His final season in the Serbian top league was during the 2009-10 season with Rad.[7] He appeared in seven matches throughout the season.

In the summer of 2010, after three seasons with Belgrade's Rad, he returned to his former club Zemun in the second division. In his single season with Zemun, he played in four matches and scored one goal.

Canada

In the summer of 2011, he signed with Canadian Soccer League club Brantford Galaxy.[8] He recorded his first on July 1, 2011, against SC Toronto.[9] Brantford failed to secure a playoff berth after finishing ninth in the league's first division.[10]

Europe

He returned to Serbia the following winter by joining FK Timok in the Serbian League East.[11] At the end of the season, they won promotion from the Serbian First League, but during the summer, he moved to Novi Sad, another club in the second division.[12] In his debut season with Nov Sad, he appeared in nine matches and recorded one goal.[13] In the winter of 2013, he ventured abroad again and joined the Croatian-side Bratstvo Savska Ves.[14]

Return to Canada

In 2015, he returned to the Canadian circuit to his former club Brantford to compete in the 2015 season.[15] [16] He recorded his first goal of the season on June 8, 2015, against Toronto Atomic. The team failed again to secure a postseason berth by finishing eleventh in the division.[17]

He re-signed with Brantford the following season.[18] Vidović helped the club secure a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the top division.[19] Brantford was eliminated from the playoff competition in the first round by Ukraine United.[20] The 2017 season marked his fourth overall season with the Brantford organization.[21] Throughout the campaign, he aided the club in securing another postseason berth for the second consecutive year.[22] Their playoff journey concluded in the preliminary round after a defeat by Scarborough SC.

Brantford re-signed Vidović for the 2018 season.[23] The club had another playoff-producing season by securing the final playoff berth in the division.[24] Ukraine United eliminated the team in the first round of the postseason.[25] In 2020, he began the transition to the managerial side by being named the head coach for Brantford.[26]

After the merger between Hamilton with Brantford, he played with BGH City FC for the 2021 season.[27] He had another season with the hybrid team the following season.[28]

Managerial career

In 2020, he served as the head coach for Brantford Galaxy in the Canadian Soccer League. For the second consecutive season, Brantford Galaxy concluded the season at the bottom of the standings and managed to dodge a winless season by winning their final match of the season. Vidović joined the Hamilton City coaching for the 2023 season when the organization became a single entity once more.[29]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FC Blau-Weiß Feldkirch 2003-04 . 4 March 2024 . de.eufo.de.
  2. Web site: FK Zemun 2004-05 . 4 March 2024 . de.eufo.de.
  3. Web site: FK Zemun 2005-06 . 4 March 2024 . de.eufo.de.
  4. Web site: FK Zemun 2006-07 . 4 March 2024 . de.eufo.de.
  5. Web site: FK Rad Beograd 2008-09 . 4 March 2024 . en.eufo.de.
  6. Web site: 11 June 2008 . Rad izborio plasman u Superligu Srbije . Rad won placement in the Serbian Super League . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213035/https://sport.blic.rs/fudbal/rad-izborio-plasman-u-superligu-srbije/3menq3x . 20 September 2021 . 20 September 2021 . blic.rs . sr.
  7. Web site: FK Rad Beograd 2009-10 . 4 March 2024 . en.eufo.de.
  8. News: Smiley . Brian . 13 June 2011 . Galaxy drop fourth game in a row . . B1.
  9. News: 2 July 2011 . SC Toronto too much for Galaxy . Brantford Expositor.
  10. News: 3 October 2011 . Galaxy fail to make CSL playoffs . Brantford Expositor.
  11. Web site: Srbijafudbal – player profile . 3 March 2024 . www.srbijafudbal.net.
  12. http://www.prvaligasrbije.com/index.php?nav=klub&sub=igrac&igracid=1419&klubid=13 Saša Vidović
  13. Web site: Bosnia and Herzegovina - S. Vidović - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway . 3 March 2024 . ca.soccerway.com.
  14. Web site: 4 April 2013 . Saša Vidović stigao u Bratstvo Savska Ves i odlučio derbi . Saša Vidović arrived at Bratstvo Savska Ves and decided the derby . 3 March 2024 . eMedjimurje.hr . hr-HR.
  15. Web site: 2015 Brantford Galaxy roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151006174336/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/brantford-galaxy-sc/ . 6 October 2015 . 17 October 2016 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  16. News: 8 June 2015 . Jurcevic scores two to lead Galaxy; Soccer: Brantford 3 Toronto 0 . . B2.
  17. News: 6 October 2015 . Galaxy eliminated . . B2.
  18. Web site: 2016 Brantford Galaxy roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160528203729/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/brantford-galaxy-sc/ . 28 May 2016 . 3 March 2024 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  19. News: 11 October 2016 . Galaxy drop final game . . B1.
  20. News: 17 October 2016 . Galaxy ousted . . B1.
  21. Web site: 2017 Brantford Galaxy roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170810134207/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/brantford-galaxy-sc . 10 August 2017 . 3 March 2024 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  22. Web site: Adamson . Stan . 18 September 2017 . Serbian White Eagles, Vorkuta, Scarborough, and York Region Advance ........weekend games in the CSL playoffs . 30 October 2022 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2018 Brantford Galaxy roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003085512/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/brantford-galaxy-sc . 3 October 2018 . 10 August 2018 . canadiansoccerleague.ca . en-US.
  24. Web site: Adamson . Stan . 24 September 2018 . FC Ukraine United Rout CSC Mississauga to Clinch First Division Title . 3 March 2024 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
  25. Web site: 1 October 2018 . FC Ukraine United and FC Vorkuta Squeak Through to Semifinals . 3 March 2024 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
  26. Web site: 4 October 2020 . Scarborough Wins League Title……….Brantford 's last game victory – Canadian Soccer League . 5 October 2020 . . en-US.
  27. Web site: 2021 BGHC City FC roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210921191211/https://cslregistration.ca/player-stats . September 21, 2021 . December 29, 2021 . cslregistration.ca.
  28. Web site: 2022 BGHC City FC roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221217142732/https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/bghc-1/ . 17 December 2022 . 3 March 2024 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  29. News: 2023 Hamilton City roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230527180201/https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/hamilton-city-1-2/ . 27 May 2023 . 3 March 2024 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.