TONY VIDMAR
Number
#2
Nationality
Australia
Team
AUSTRALIA
(Oceania)
Coach
EDDIE THOMSON
Position
RB (Right Back)
| Passing (P) | Shooting (V) | Heading (H) | Tackling (T) | Control (C) | Speed (S) | Finishing (F) | Total | Bargain | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2.2 | £550k |
Tony Vidmar
- Full name: Anthony Vidmar
- Date of birth: August 4, 1970
- Place of birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Nationality: Australian
- Position: Defender (primarily center-back / right-back)
- Club career (selected):
- Adelaide City (Australia) — early career
- Germinal Ekeren (Belgium)
- Club Brugge (Belgium) — won Belgian league and cups
- Rangers (Scotland) — 2001–2003
- Middlesbrough (England) — loan spell
- Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany) — later career
- Central Coast Mariners (Australia) — toward end of playing career
- International career for Australia:
- Australia national team (Socceroos) — 74 caps, 2 goals (1991–2006)
- Played at the 1992 Olympics (as part of the Olympic squad) and in multiple OFC Nations Cups and World Cup qualifying campaigns
- Notable attributes: Strong, versatile defender with leadership qualities; known for aerial ability and defensive positioning.
- Post-playing career: Went into coaching and football development roles in Australia, including youth coaching and assistant roles.
Summary: Tony Vidmar is a retired Australian international defender who enjoyed a lengthy professional career in Europe and Australia, earned over 70 caps for the Socceroos, and later moved into coaching and football development after retirement.