Aurelio Vidmar

Aurelio Vidmar
Vidmar in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-02-03) 3 February 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1991 Adelaide City 157 (29)
1991–1992 Kortrijk 30 (10)
1992–1994 Waregem 57 (25)
1994–1995 Standard Liège 32 (22)
1995–1996 Feyenoord 15 (2)
1996 Sion 14 (7)
1997–1998 Tenerife 25 (1)
1998–1999 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 (6)
1999–2003 Adelaide City 110 (21)
2001Croydon Kings (loan) 3 (0)
2003–2004 Adelaide United 27 (2)
Total 494 (125)
International career
1996 Australia Olympic 4 (3)
1991–2001 Australia 44 (17)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Adelaide United (assistant)
2007–2010 Adelaide United
2010–2016 Australia (assistant)
2010–2016 Australia U-23
2012 Australia U-20
2013 Australia (caretaker)
2016–2017 Bangkok Glass
2019–2021 Lion City Sailors
2021 BG Pathum United
2022 Bangkok United
2023– Melbourne City
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Association football
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 1997 Saudi Arabia
Bronze medal – third place 2001 South Korea-Japan
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 2000 Tahiti
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aurelio Vidmar (/ɔːˈrli ˈvɪdmɑːr/ aw-REEL-ee-oh VID-mar; born 3 February 1967) is an Australian association football manager and former player, currently manager of Melbourne City.

He is a former captain of the Australia national team and former coach of the Australia U23 national team.[1]

In recognition of decorated national team career, and his service to Adelaide United, the southern end of Hindmarsh Stadium is named the Vidmar End.[2]

  1. ^ Ganesan, Deepanraj (19 December 2019). "Former Socceroos skipper Aurelio Vidmar gets new Home". The New Paper. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Pickard and Vidmar Ends". Adelaide United FC. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2018.