Aurelio Vidmar
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Aurelio Vidmar | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Aurelio Vidmar | |
Date of birth | February 3, 1967 | |
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | |
Height | ft 0 in (0.00 m) | |
Playing position | Manager (former Attacking Midfielder) | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Adelaide United | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1985-1991 1991-1992 1992-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996 1996-1998 1998-1999 1999-2004 |
Adelaide City K.V. Kortrijk K.S.V. Waregem Standard Liège Feyenoord FC Sion CD Tenerife Sanfrecce Hiroshima Adelaide City Force Career Total |
157 30 (10) 57 (25) 32 (22) 15 (2) 13 (7) 25 (1) 24 (6) 137 (23) 490 (125) |
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National team2 | ||
1996 1991-2001 |
Australia U-23 Australia |
44 (17) |
Teams managed | ||
2007-present | Adelaide United | |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Aurelio Vidmar (born February 3, 1967 in Adelaide) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He previously played in Europe in the mid 1990's in Belgium, where he was the league's top scorer in the 1994-95 season. He also played in Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands and in Japan. He captained the Australian national team for several years. He currently coaches A-league club Adelaide United.
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[edit] Club career
He retired from playing in 2005 at Adelaide United; after two years as an assistant, he was appointed as head coach on May 2, 2007 despite allegedly actually not being the selection committee's recommended candidate.
[edit] International career
Vidmar was a member of the Socceroos team for 12 years and was a member of three unsuccessful FIFA World Cup campaigns. He played and scored against Diego Maradona's Argentina in 1993, he played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Iran in 1997 when a 2-0 lead slipped from Australia's grasp.
[edit] Family
He is the cousin of famous NAB player and captain of the under 17's, Tony Violi.
He is of Italian origin - his father's heritage is Slovenian, hence the family name. He is the older brother of Tony Vidmar, also an Australian football player.
[edit] Honours
With Australia:
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997 (Runners-Up)
- OFC Nations Cup: 2000
With Adelaide City:
- NSL Championship: 1986
Personal Honours:
- Belgian League Top Scorer: 1994-1995 with Standard Liège - 22 goals
- Oceania Footballer of the Year: 1994
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Preceded by Robbie Slater |
Oceania Player of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by Christian Karembeu |
Preceded by Josip Weber |
Belgian League top scorer 22 goals 1994-95 |
Succeeded by Mario Stanić |
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