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Saša Vidović

Saša Vidović (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Видовић, born 14 February 1982) is a Bosnian Serb former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Saša Vidović
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-06-14) 14 June 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Youth career
FC Blau-Weiß Feldkirch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Srem Jakovo
2003–2004 Mladost Lukićevo 17 (4)
2003–2007 Zemun 80 (4)
2007–2010 Rad 48 (2)
2010–2011 Zemun 5 (1)
2011 Brantford Galaxy 3 (1)
2012 Timok 5 (1)
2012 Novi Sad 1 (0)
2015–2020 Brantford Galaxy
2021–2022 BGH City
Managerial career
2020 Brantford Galaxy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Early career edit

Vidović was born in Banja Luka, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, during his early career he played in the Austrian regional circuit with FC Blau-Weiß Feldkirch.[1] He would also have several stints with minor Serbian clubs such as Srem Jakovo and FK Mladost Lukićevo.

Serbia edit

In January 2004, Vidović returned to Serbia to play in the Serbian top league with Zemun.[2] He was re-signed by the club the following season.[3] His final season with Zemun would be the 2006-07 season.[4] After the relegation of Zemun in 2007, he signed with Rad originally in the Serbian second division. The Belgrade-based club would secure a promotion to the top-tier league and re-signed Vidović.[5][6] His final season in the Serbian top league was during the 2009-10 season with Rad.[7] He would appear in 7 matches throughout the season.[8]

In the summer of 2010, after 3 seasons with Belgrade's Rad, he returned to his former club Zemun in the second division.[8] In his single season with Zemun, he played in 4 matches and scored 1 goal.[8]

Canada edit

In the summer of 2011, he signed with Canadian Soccer League club Brantford Galaxy.[9] He would record his first on July 1, 2011, against SC Toronto.[10] Brantford would fail to secure a playoff berth after finishing ninth in the league's first division.[11]

Europe edit

He returned to Serbia the following winter by joining FK Timok in the Serbian League East.[12] At the end of the season they won promotion from the Serbian First League however during the summer he moved to Novi Sad another club in the second division.[13] In his debut season with Nov Sad, he appeared in 9 matches and recorded 1 goal.[8] In the winter of 2013, he ventured abroad again and joined the Croatian-side Bratstvo Savska Ves.[14]

Return to Canada edit

In 2015, he returned to the Canadian circuit, to his former club Brantford to compete in the 2015 season.[15][16] He recorded his first goal of the season on June 8, 2015, against Toronto Atomic.[16] The team would once more fail to secure a postseason berth by finishing eleventh in the division.[17]

He re-signed with Brantford the following season.[18] Vidović would help the club secure a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the top division.[19] Brantford was eliminated from the playoff competition in the first round by Ukraine United.[20] The 2017 season marked his fourth overall season with the Brantford organization.[21] Throughout the campaign, he aided the club in securing another postseason berth for the second consecutive year.[22] Their playoff journey would once again conclude in the preliminary round after a defeat by Scarborough SC.[22]

Brantford re-signed Vidović for the 2018 season.[23] The club would have another playoff-producing season by securing the final playoff berth in the division.[24] Ukraine United would eliminate the team in the first round of the postseason.[25] In 2020, he began the transition to the managerial side by being named the head coach for Brantford.[26]

After the merger between Hamilton with Brantford, he played with BGH City FC for the 2021 season.[27] He had another season with the hybrid team the following season.[28]

Managerial career edit

In 2020, he served as the head coach for Brantford Galaxy in the Canadian Soccer League.[26] For the second consecutive season, Brantford Galaxy concluded the season at the bottom of the standings and managed to dodge a winless season by winning their final match of the season.[26] Vidović joined the Hamilton City coaching for the 2023 season when the organization became a single entity once more.[29]

References edit

  1. ^ "FC Blau-Weiß Feldkirch 2003-04". de.eufo.de. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. ^ "FK Zemun 2004-05". de.eufo.de. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ "FK Zemun 2005-06". de.eufo.de. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ "FK Zemun 2006-07". de.eufo.de. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ^ "FK Rad Beograd 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Rad izborio plasman u Superligu Srbije" [Rad won placement in the Serbian Super League] (in Serbian). blic.rs. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ "FK Rad Beograd 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "Bosnia and Herzegovina - S. Vidović - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ Smiley, Brian (13 June 2011). "Galaxy drop fourth game in a row". Brantford Expositor. pp. B1.
  10. ^ "SC Toronto too much for Galaxy". Brantford Expositor. 2 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Galaxy fail to make CSL playoffs". Brantford Expositor. 3 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Srbijafudbal – player profile". www.srbijafudbal.net. Retrieved 3 March 2024.[dead link]
  13. ^ Saša Vidović at Prva Liga Srbije
  14. ^ "Saša Vidović stigao u Bratstvo Savska Ves i odlučio derbi" [Saša Vidović arrived at Bratstvo Savska Ves and decided the derby]. eMedjimurje.hr (in Croatian). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  15. ^ "2015 Brantford Galaxy roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  16. ^ a b "Jurcevic scores two to lead Galaxy; Soccer: Brantford 3 Toronto 0". Brantford Expositor. 8 June 2015. pp. B2.
  17. ^ "Galaxy eliminated". Brantford Expositor. 6 October 2015. pp. B2.
  18. ^ "2016 Brantford Galaxy roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Galaxy drop final game". Brantford Expositor. 11 October 2016. pp. B1.
  20. ^ "Galaxy ousted". Brantford Expositor. 17 October 2016. pp. B1.
  21. ^ "2017 Brantford Galaxy roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  22. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (18 September 2017). "Serbian White Eagles, Vorkuta, Scarborough, and York Region Advance ........weekend games in the CSL playoffs". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  23. ^ "2018 Brantford Galaxy roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  24. ^ Adamson, Stan (24 September 2018). "FC Ukraine United Rout CSC Mississauga to Clinch First Division Title". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  25. ^ "FC Ukraine United and FC Vorkuta Squeak Through to Semifinals". Canadian Soccer League. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  26. ^ a b c "Scarborough Wins League Title……….Brantford 's last game victory – Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  27. ^ "2021 BGHC City FC roster". cslregistration.ca. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  28. ^ "2022 BGHC City FC roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  29. ^ "2023 Hamilton City roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

External links edit

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