Risto Vidaković

Risto Vidaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Pиcтo Bидaкoвић; born 5 January 1969) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and the current manager of Philippines Football League club Ceres-Negros.

Risto Vidaković
Vidaković as Ceres–Negros manager in 2018
Personal information
Full name Risto Vidaković
Date of birth (1969-01-05) 5 January 1969
Place of birth Šekovići, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Ceres–Negros (manager)
Youth career
Drina Zvornik
1987–1988 Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Sarajevo 60 (4)
1992–1994 Red Star Belgrade 64 (17)
1994–2000 Betis 120 (6)
2000–2001 Osasuna 19 (0)
2001–2002 Poli Ejido 14 (0)
Total 277 (27)
National team
1991–1998 Yugoslavia 8 (0)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Serbia (assistant)
2008–2009 Murcia (assistant)
2009–2010 Écija
2010 Cádiz
2011–2012 Betis B
2013 Motagua
2016– Ceres–Negros
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Šekovići, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Vidaković started his career at FK Sarajevo, and played in the last edition of the Yugoslav First League, appearing in 13 games as the Bosnian team finished in ninth position. Subsequently, he signed for national giants Red Star Belgrade, and competed in the inaugural season of the Serbian-Montenegrin tournament, scoring a career-best 12 goals in his second year but eventually leaving the capital side without any silverware won.

In 1994, Vidaković joined Real Betis from Spain, which had just returned from the second division. In his first year in La Liga he appeared in 30 matches and netted twice as the Andalusians overachieved for a final third place, and rarely missed a game in his first three seasons.

Also at Betis, Vidaković suffered a serious injury from which he never fully recovered,[1] leaving the club in 2000 after its top flight relegation. He joined another team in the country, CA Osasuna, which had moved in the opposite direction, then saw out his career at 33 after playing one year with modest Polideportivo Ejido.[2]

In the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons, Vidaković worked with Spanish side Real Murcia as assistant to Javier Clemente.[3] In the following years he returned to familiar Andalusia and started his head coach career, with third-tier teams Écija Balompié, Cádiz CF and Real Betis B.[4]

On 6 July 2016, Vidaković was appointed manager of Ceres–Negros F.C. in what was then the United Football League.[5]

International career

Vidaković played once for Yugoslavia, appearing in a 1–3 friendly loss with Brazil on 30 October 1991. He then contributed with five matches as FR Yugoslavia qualified for the first time ever to an international tournament, the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, but was eventually omitted from the final squad.

Managerial statistics
As of 6 October 2019[6]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Écija 1 July 2009 9 July 2010 38 15 7 16 039.47
Betis B 1 July 2011 3 October 2012 44 19 7 18 043.18
Ceres–Negros 18 July 2016 Present 49 27 7 15 055.10
Total 131 61 21 49 046.56

Honours

Player

Red Star Belgrade

Manager

Ceres–Negros

References
  1. "El perfil: Risto Vidakovic" [The profile: Risto Vidakovic] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. Posadas, Fredy (7 April 2014). "Risto Vidakovic imponía respeto y anotaba goles" [Risto Vidakovic induced respect and scored goals]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. "Clemente, nuevo entrenador del Murcia" [Clemente, new manager of Murcia]. El País (in Spanish). 6 March 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. "Vidakovic regresa al Betis para entrenar al filial" [Vidakovic returns to Betis to manage reserves]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. "Vidaković named as new Ceres coach". Ceres F.C. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. "Risto Vidaković" (in Croatian). Sofa Score. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  7. Ramos, Mark (8 November 2019). "Three-peat: Ceres-Negros captures PFL title". Manila Football. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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