Blagoja Vidinić

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Personal information
Blagoja Vidinić
Date of birth	June 11, 1934 (1934-06-11) (age 74)
Place of birth	Skopje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Playing position	Retired Goalkeeper Head Coach
Club information
Current club	nil
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1952-1955 1955-1961 1962-1964 1964-1966 1967 1968 1969	FK Vardar Radnički Beograd OFK Beograd FC Sion Los Angeles Toros San Diego Toros St. Louis Stars
National team
1956-1960	Yugoslavia	8 (0)
Teams managed
1976-1979	Morocco Zaire Colombia
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Competitor for Yugoslavia
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Silver	1956 Melbourne	Team Competition
Gold	1960 Rome	Team Competition

Blagoja Vidinić (Macedonian: Благоја Видиниќ) (born June 11, 1934 in Skopje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (present-day Republic of Macedonia) is a Macedonian football coach, former player, and former Olympic participant of Serbian origin.

The clubs he played for included FK Vardar, Radnički Beograd, OFK Beograd, FC Sion of Switzerland, and the Los Angeles Toros and the St. Louis Stars of the NASL.

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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v • d • e Yugoslavia squad - 1960 European Nations' Cup Runners-up

GK Šoškić • GK Vidinić • DF Crnković • DF Durković • DF Jusufi • DF Nikolić • MF Kostić • MF Matuš • MF Miladinović • MF Perušić • MF Žanetić • MF Zebec • FW Galić • FW Jerković • FW Knez • FW Mujić • FW Šekularac • Coach: Lovrić, Nikolić & Tirnanić

v • d • e Morocco squad - 1970 FIFA World Cup

1 Ben Kassou • 2 Lamrani • 3 Benkhrif • 4 Khassouni • 5 Slimani • 6 Mahroufi • 7 Ghandi • 8 Bamous • 9 Faras • 10 El Filali • 11 Ghazouani • 12 Hazzaz • 13 Fadili • 14 Houmane • 15 Dahane • 16 Choukri • 17 Alaoui • 18 El Khiati • 19 Ouaraghli • Coach: Vidinić

v • d • e Zaire squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup

1 Kazadi • 2 Mwepu • 3 Mukombo • 4 Buhanga • 5 Lobilo • 6 Kilasu • 7 Tshinabu • 8 Mana • 9 Kembo Kembo • 10 Kidumu • 11 Kabasu • 12 Tubilandu • 13 Ndaye • 14 Mayanga Maku • 15 Kibonge • 16 Mwape • 17 Ngoie • 18 Mavuba • 19 Mbungu • 20 Ntumba • 21 Kakoko • 22 Kalambay • Coach: Vidinić

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Colombia national football team – Managers

Novoa (1938) • Paternoster (1938) • Meléndez (1945) • Cruz (1946) • Taioli (1947) • López (1957) • Orlandi (1957) • Pedernera (1961–62) • Uribe (1963) • Sánchez (1963) • De la Hoz (1965) • Fretes (1966) • Zulauaga (1968–69) • Fretes (1970) • Veselinović (1972–73) • Sánchez (1975) • Vidinić (1976–79) • Bilardo (1980–81) • Sánchez (1983–84) • Uribe (1985) • Maturana (1987–90) • García (1991) • Ortíz (1992) • Maturana (1993–94) • Gómez (1995–98) • Alvarez (1999) • García (2000–01) • Maturana (2001) • Rueda (2002) • Maturana (2002–03) • Rueda (2004–06) • Pinto (2007–)