Tony Vidmar
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Antony Vidmar[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 July 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1995 | Adelaide City | 134 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | → Germinal Ekeren (loan) | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | NAC Breda | 61 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2002 | Rangers | 104 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Middlesbrough | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Cardiff City | 73 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | NAC Breda | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 448 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Australia U23 | 18 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–2006 | Australien | 76 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Adelaide United Youth (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | FFSA NTC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2017 | FFA CoE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Australia U-17 (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Australia U-17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Melbourne City (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Australia (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Australia U23 (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Australia U23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antony Vidmar (born 4 July 1970) is an Australian soccer coach and former player, who serves as an assistant coach with the Australia and head coach of Australia.[2] He was a member of the Australia national team, competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for his native country, and with 76 caps, is one of Australia's most capped players. His brother Aurelio Vidmar is also a former footballer.
Club career
[edit]Vidmar was born in Adelaide to a Slovenian father and Italian mother.[3] His biggest impact in club football came whilst at Scottish side Rangers, for whom he played over 150 games and won the Scottish Premier League twice, the Scottish League Cup twice and the Scottish Cup three times. His goal against Italian side Parma in a UEFA Champions League qualifying round tie in 1999 cemented him a place in Rangers folklore.[4] He left the club in 2002 and joined Middlesbrough on a free transfer.[5]
He then joined Welsh side Cardiff City on a free transfer in 2003, with manager Lennie Lawrence being quick to sign him after missing out the previous year following his release from Rangers.[6] Vidmar quickly became a fans favourite at Cardiff and made 73 appearances for the club before leaving in 2005 to re-sign for Dutch side NAC Breda, the club he had left to join Rangers.[7]
International career
[edit]Highly criticised as one of the main weak points in the Australia national team's defence under Frank Farina's tenure,[citation needed] Guus Hiddink's appointment sparked a tremendous improvement in his performance, culminating in an impressive performance in the second leg of the World Cup qualifying tie against Uruguay. Vidmar notably volunteered to take his teammate Mark Bresciano's kick in the penalty shootout (after the latter had been substituted through injury). This was successfully converted, giving Australia a 3–1 lead, and they subsequently won 4–2 on penalties.
On 9 May 2006, Vidmar announced he was withdrawing himself from World Cup team selection for medical reasons, specifically an irregular heart rhythm.[8] Doctors discovered this irregularity was due to a blood clot in his left coronary artery. Following an operation in London, Vidmar was given the all-clear to resume his professional football career.[9] Vidmar announced his international retirement after the friendly fixture against Paraguay on 7 October 2006, in which Australia drew 1–1.
Retirement
[edit]On 14 February 2008, Vidmar announced his retirement and an end to his decorated playing career after the 2008 A-League Grand Final. The former Socceroo defender said he wanted to end speculation about his future and thought the domestic decider was the best way to end his career.[10]
"There has been a lot of speculation on what I was going to do, whether to continue on or to end my career. I made up my mind about three weeks ago and thought that it was probably the right time to finish and that was well before we clinched our Grand Final berth." "My aim at the start of the season was to help qualify the team for the AFC Champions League and to top that now would be very difficult."
Vidmar said there had been many influential players on his career, which began at Adelaide City in 1989:
"There are a lot of people that I'd like to thank – when I first started in the National Soccer League my first coach Zoran Matic was a huge influence for my career and every other coach that I've had since has influenced me in some way." "I'd like to thank everyone at the Mariners – everyone in the office to the coaching staff and my team-mates, after what happened with my medical condition it was a gamble that they took to bring me here and I'd like to thank them for giving me the opportunity to finish my career in Australia, it would definitely be nice to finish it off with a Championship."
The Mariners went on to lose the Grand Final to the Newcastle Jets.
Personal life
[edit]Vidmar is the brother of Aurelio Vidmar who is also a former footballer.[11] His daughter Mikayla Vidmar who is also a footballer recently played in A-League Women for Canberra United FC.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Adelaide City | 1989 | National Soccer League | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
1989–90 | National Soccer League | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | |||||||
1990–91 | National Soccer League | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||||
1991–92 | National Soccer League | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||||
1992–93 | National Soccer League | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
Total | 83 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | ||
Germinal Beerschot | 1992–93 | Belgian First Division | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
Adelaide City | 1993–94 | National Soccer League | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||||
1994–95 | National Soccer League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||||
Total | 127 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 15 | ||
NAC Breda | 1995–96 | Eredivisie | 30 | 2 | 30 | 2 | ||||||
1996–97 | Eredivisie | 31 | 2 | 31 | 1 | |||||||
Total | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | ||
Rangers | 1997–98 | Scottish Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
1998–99 | Scottish Premier League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
1999–2000 | Scottish Premier League | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |||
2000–01 | Scottish Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
2001–02 | Scottish Premier League | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
Total | 104 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 11 | ||
Middlesbrough | 2002–03 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Cardiff City | 2003–04 | First Division | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
2004–05 | First Division | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
Total | 73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 2 | ||
NAC Breda | 2005–06 | Eredivisie | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 2006–07 | A-League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
2007–08 | A-League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
Career total | 437 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 498 | 39 |
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Australien | 1991 | 2 | 0 |
1992 | 5 | 0 | |
1993 | 6 | 0 | |
1994 | 6 | 0 | |
1995 | 4 | 1 | |
1996 | 1 | 0 | |
1997 | 13 | 0 | |
1998 | 0 | 0 | |
1999 | 0 | 0 | |
2000 | 3 | 0 | |
2001 | 13 | 1 | |
2002 | 0 | 0 | |
2003 | 3 | 0 | |
2004 | 10 | 1 | |
2005 | 9 | 0 | |
2006 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 76 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vidmar goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 June 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 9 April 2001 | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia | ![]() |
16–0 | 22–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
3 | 12 October 2004 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
3–0 | 6–0 | 2004 OFC Nations Cup |
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 21 April 2024
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Australia U23 | 11 May 2022 | Present | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 43.75 |
Total | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 43.75 |
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Adelaide City
Rangers
- Scottish Premier League: 1998–99, 1999–2000
- Scottish Cup: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02
- Scottish League Cup: 1998–99, 2001–02
Central Coast Mariners
Australia U23
Australien
- OFC Nations Cup: 2004
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 1997
Individual
Manager
[edit]Australia U16
References
[edit]- ^ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Australia (AUS)" (PDF). FIFA. 23 November 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Tony Vidmar and Gary van Egmond announced as Socceroos assistant and Young Socceroos boss". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "100-year Socceroos dream team named". The West Australian. 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Rangers put Parma in the shade" BBC Sport Retrieved on 23 October 2018
- ^ "Boro sign Vidmar" BBC Sport Retrieved on 10 October 2007
- ^ "Vidmar joins Cardiff". BBC Sport. 16 July 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2007.
- ^ "Croft shown exit door by Cardiff" BBC Sport Retrieved on 10 October 2007
- ^ "Vidmar out of World Cup" Archived 12 September 2012 at archive.today The World Game 9 May 2006
- ^ "Doctors give Vidmar all clear" SMH 6 July 2006
- ^ ""Vidmar calls it a day"". Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
- ^ Rosengarten, Jake (5 May 2020). "Catch-Ups: John Aloisi with Tony and Aurelio Vidmar". Optus. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Catalano, Alex (8 October 2021). "Daughter of a legend Mikayla Vidmar joins Canberra United". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Tony Vidmar at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Antony "Tony" Vidmar - International Appearances". www.rsssf.org.
- ^ "FFA name Teams of the Decades". My Footb-ALL. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Subway Socceroos: Team of the Century". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Vidmar proud of Joeys' sensational win in AFF final". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1970 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Adelaide
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Australian people of Slovenian descent
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Olympic soccer players for Australia
- A-League Men players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Eredivisie players
- Premier League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Adelaide City FC players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- Beerschot A.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- NAC Breda players
- Rangers F.C. players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Scottish Football League players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Men's association football defenders
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Marquee players (A-League Men)
- Melbourne City FC non-playing staff
- Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2004 OFC Nations Cup players
- OFC Nations Cup-winning players
- 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- English Football League players