Rajko Vidović (born 4 March 1975) is a Croatian-Bosnian

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and former

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who played as a

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. He is currently the head coach of

Croatian Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

club

HNK Šibenik Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik (), better known as HNK Šibenik or simply Šibenik (), is a Croatian professional association football, football sports club, club based in Šibenik. It competes in the Croatian Football League, SuperSport HNL, t ...

Club career

During his professional career he mainly played for clubs in Croatia's

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

. He also spent one season in China and two seasons in Vietnam.

Managerial career

Vidović took charge of

Maksimir Maksimir () is one of the districts of Zagreb, Croatia, population 48,902 (2011 census). Maksimir stadium and Maksimir Park are located in it. It was named for Bishop Maksimilijan Vrhovac. The urban center of the Maksimir district is located a ...

in January 2016 after leaving his post at

Dugo Selo Dugo Selo is a town with 17,676 inhabitants in Zagreb County, Croatia. Geography Dugo Selo (lit. ''Long Village'') is a 20 km drive from Zagreb city centre. The town covers an area of 51 km² and it consists of numerous settlements. ...

, where he had replaced Milivoj Bračuna in August 2015. In November 2017 he was appointed at

Trnje Trnje () is a district in the City of Zagreb, Croatia. According to the 2011 census, the district had 42,282 residents. It is located in the central part of the city, south of Donji grad across the railway ( Zagreb Main Station), east of Trešn ...

. In January 2022 he was named manager of

Lučko Lučko is a settlement in the Novi Zagreb - zapad district of the city of Zagreb, located south of the Sava and southwest of the city center. Lučko is located near the Lučko interchange that connects the A1 motorway, the Zagreb bypass and t ...

, replacing Perica Vidak. Vidović was sacked by

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in April 2023.Iznenađujuća odluka: Rajko Vidović smijenjen, klupu Sesveta preuzima bivši pomoćnik Damira Čanadija
- Germanijak

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* 1975 births Living people People from Zavidovići Footballers from Zenica-Doboj Canton Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Rot Weiss Ahlen players HNK Rijeka players NK Kamen Ingrad players NK Zagreb players Beijing Hongdeng F.C. players NK Inter Zaprešić players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players NK Čelik Zenica players Song Lam Nghe An FC players Regionalliga players Croatian Football League players China League One players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players V.League 1 players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in China Croatian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Croatian football managers NK Lučko managers NK Sesvete managers {{Croatia-footy-forward-stub