Macedonian footballer

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Blagoje Vidinić (Macedonian: Благоја Видиниќ, Serbian: Благоје Видинић; 11 June 1934 – 29 December 2006) was a Macedonian football coach, player, and Olympic participant of Serbian origin. He managed the national football teams of Morocco, Zaire, and Colombia.

Contents

• 1 Playing career
  • 1.1 Club
  • 1.2 International
• 2 Managerial career
• 3 Honours
  • 3.1 Player
  • 3.2 Manager
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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.

International

He played for Yugoslavia as a goalkeeper in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, winning silver in the former and gold in the latter. 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.

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.

Honours

Player

FC Sion

• Swiss Cup: 1964–65

Yugoslavia

• Olympic Gold Medal: 1960

Manager

FAR Rabat

• Moroccan Throne Cup: 1971

Zaire

• Africa Cup of Nations: 1974

References

External links

• Blagoje Vidinic at the International Olympic Committee
• Blagoja Vidinić at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)