Blagoje Vidinić (, ; 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.

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.

Blagoje Vidinić

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.

Blagoje Vidinić

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.

Blagoje Vidinić

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

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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 (football club) 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