AURELIO VIDMAR

'Aurelio Vidmar' (born February 3, 1967 in Adelaide) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Italian origin - his father's heritage is Slovenian, hence the family name. 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. He is the older brother of Tony Vidmar, also an Australian football 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.

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World Cup Campaigns

Playing career

Coaching career

World Cup Campaigns

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. He announced his international retirement shortly after this loss. His Socceroo career included 53 caps and 18 goals.

Playing career

★ 1985-1991 Adelaide City

★ 1991-1992 K.V. Kortrijk

★ 1992-1994 K.S.V. Waregem

★ 1994-1995 Standard Liège

★ 1995-1996 Feyenoord

★ 1996-1996 Sion

★ 1996-1998 CD Tenerife

★ 1998-1999 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

★ 1999-2003 Adelaide City

★ 2003-2004 Adelaide United FC

Coaching career

★ 2005-2007 Adelaide United FC (Assistant Coach)

★ 2007-pres Adelaide United FC (Coach)