Tony Vidmar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antony Vidmar | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Australia U-17 (manager) | ||
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1992 | Australia U23 | 18 | (7) |
| 1991–2006 | Australia | 76 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Adelaide United (Youth Asst.) | ||
| 2009–2012 | SASI | ||
| 2012–2013 | Australia U-17 (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2013– | Australia U-17 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Antony "Tony" Vidmar (born 4 July 1970 in Adelaide) is an Australian former football (soccer) player and coach. He was a member of the Australian 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 was also an Australian football player.
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 3 times. His goal against Italian side Parma in a UEFA Champions League qualifying round tie in 1999 cemented him a place in Rangers folklore. He left the club in 2002 and joined Middlesbrough on a free transfer.
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. 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.
Highly criticised as one of the main weak points in the Australian defence under Frank Farina's tenure,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 team mate 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.
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