Beto Vidigal

Beto Vidigal
Personal information
Full name Norberto Deolindo Vidigal
Date of birth (1964-06-09) 9 June 1964
Place of birth Angola
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
O Elvas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1983–1988 O Elvas
1988–1990 Louletano 51 (10)
1990–1993 União Leiria 71 (5)
1993–1994 O Elvas 28 (5)
1994–1995 Naval 11 (2)
1995–1996 Vila Real 19 (0)
1996–2003 O Elvas
Teams managed
2005–2009 O Elvas (assistant)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Norberto 'Beto' Deolindo Vidigal (born 9 June 1964) is an Angolan retired professional football midfielder and coach.

Football career

During 20 seasons, Vidigal played for five clubs. He started his career with O Elvas CAD, achieving top division promotion in 1986 and playing two seasons with the Alentejo side in that category – the club's first and only.

After five years in the second level, with Louletano DC (two seasons) and União de Leiria (three), Vidigal returned to Elvas, with the team now in division three. He then left for one-season stints with Associação Naval 1º de Maio and SC Vila Real also in that category, then returned to his main club to close out his career, eventually representing it in all five major levels of Portuguese football; he retired at the age of 39.

During four years Vidigal worked as assistant coach with O Elvas, with the team in the fourth division.

Personal life

Vidigal has seven brothers and four sisters, four of the former also being footballers: Luís, Lito, Toni and Jorge. The first represented Portugal internationally, whilst the second opted to appear for Angola.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ One family, two nations: Brothers who have played for different international teams; Mirror Football, 22 June 2010
  2. ↑ Luís Vidigal: "O Sporting é paixão, é acreditar" (Luís Vidigal: "Sporting is about passion, believing"); Sporting's official website, 26 December 2011 (Portuguese)

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