Blagoje Vidinić
Football, Football player
1934 – 2006
Who was Blagoje Vidinić?
Blagoje Vidinić was a Macedonian football coach, former player, and former Olympic participant of Serbian origin.
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 USA to join the Los Angeles Toros in the NASL, making 20 appearances that season. He started the 1968 season with the relocated successor team San Diego Toros, before moving to St. Louis Stars.
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.
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.
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- Born
- Jun 11, 1934
Skopje - Also known as
- Blagoje Vidinic
- Lived in
- Skopje
- Died
- 2006
Strasbourg
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on July 23, 2013
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