Blagoje Vidinić
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| Full name | Blagoje Vidinić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 December 2006 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Strasbourg, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
[edit]Club
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Player
[edit]FC Sion
- Swiss Cup: 1964–65
Yugoslavia
Manager
[edit]FAR Rabat
Zaire
References
[edit]- ^ a b "International stats". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Blagoje Vidinić". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Blagoje Vidinić". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ a b Stats at North American Soccer League players. Nasljerseys.com (11 June 1934). Retrieved on 2011-08-02.
- ^ Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија...Football Federation of Macedonia. Ffm.com.mk. Retrieved on 2011-06-01.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Stats at. Worldfootball.net (29 December 2006). Retrieved on 2011-06-01.
External links
[edit]- Blagoje Vidinic at Olympics.com
- Blagoja Vidinić at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1934 births
- 2006 deaths
- Footballers from Skopje
- Macedonian people of Serbian descent
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Macedonian men's footballers
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Yugoslavia men's international footballers
- Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia
- Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in football
- 1960 European Nations' Cup players
- FK Vardar players
- FK Radnički Beograd players
- OFK Beograd players
- FC Sion players
- Los Angeles Toros players
- San Diego Toros players
- St. Louis Stars (soccer) players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Swiss Super League players
- National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Yugoslav football managers
- Macedonian football managers
- Morocco national football team managers
- AS FAR managers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team managers
- Colombia national football team managers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup managers
- 1972 African Cup of Nations managers
- 1974 African Cup of Nations managers
- 1974 FIFA World Cup managers
- 1979 Copa América managers
- Expatriate football managers in Morocco
- Expatriate football managers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Expatriate football managers in Colombia