Risto Vidaković (

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: Pиcтo Bидaкoвић; born 5 January 1969) is a Bosnian professional

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and former player who is currently managing

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club

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. He spent his playing career as a

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for Yugoslav clubs

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and

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in ...

before moving to Spain, where he spent five seasons with

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, and a season each for

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and Poli Ejido. Internationally, he represented

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and

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. After retiring as a player, Vidaković became an assistant coach for the Serbia national team and Segunda División side

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. He was then head coach for

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clubs

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, and the Real Betis reserve team. With Filipino club Ceres–Negros, he won three consecutive

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titles. He also won a

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title with

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Club career

Risto Vidaković was born in

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, which was then a republic within

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. He started his career at

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, and played in

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of the

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, appearing in 13 games as the

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n team finished in ninth position. Subsequently, he signed for national giants

, and competed in the inaugural season of the

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n- Montenegrin tournament, scoring a career-best 12 goals in his second year but eventually leaving the

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side without any silverware won. In 1994, Vidaković joined

in Spain, which had just returned from the

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. In his first year in

he appeared in 30 matches and netted twice as the

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ns overachieved a third-place finish. He rarely missed a game in his first three seasons. Also at Betis, Vidaković suffered a serious injury from which he never fully recovered, leaving the club in 2000 after its top flight relegation. He joined another team in the country,

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, which had moved in the opposite direction, then saw out his career at 33 after playing one year with

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International career

Vidaković played once for

, appearing in a 1–3 friendly loss with

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on 30 October 1991. He then contributed with five matches as

qualified for the first time ever to an international tournament, the

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in France, but was eventually omitted from the final squad. His final international was a January 1998

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against

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Managerial career

Vidaković began his coaching career as an assistant to

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, his former coach at Betis, who was appointed head coach of the Serbia national team in July 2006. When Clemente became coach of

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in March 2008, Vidaković was again his assistant. In the following years, Vidaković returned to Andalusia and started his head coach career with third-tier teams

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and Real Betis B. In 2013, he coached Honduran club Motagua.

Ceres (2016–2020)

On 5 July 2016, Vidaković was appointed head coach of Filipino club Ceres for the second round of the 2016 United Football League (UFL), replacing Ali Go. His first match in charge was a 2–1 loss to Green Archers United on 7 August. His first win as Ceres' coach was an 11–0 thrashing of Forza on 14 September. In their penultimate match of the season, they defeated their title rivals

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5–0. However, Global were still ahead by six points and Ceres finished the season as runners-up. In 2016, Ceres were also participating in the

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. At the time of Vidaković's appointment, the team had made it to the semi-finals. In the 80th minute of the first leg, Vidaković was sent off after continually complaining to the officials. Suspended from the second leg, technical director Ali Go filled in for him as Ceres were eliminated by

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on 5–3 aggregate. In the

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pre-season, Vidaković recruited Spanish defender Súper, who played under him at Betis B. In the

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, Ceres topped their group by beating

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runners-up Tampines Rovers and Vietnamese champions

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. They then went on to defeat Malaysian champions

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in the

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Zonal Semifinal, and Singapore's

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in the zonal final, thus winning the ASEAN Zone. In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, they faced Tajikistan's

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, winners of the Central Asia Zone. Losing on 5–1 aggregate, this was the furthest the club has reached in the AFC Cup. In the

(PFL), which replaced the UFL, Ceres faced

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on 6 May for the new league's first ever match which ended in a 1–1 draw. Before kickoff in an away match against Global Cebu on 5 July, Vidaković complained about the uneven pitch. He was later sent off in the 56th minute after expressing his frustrations at the match officials. Ceres lost the match 1–0. On 14 October, in another match against Kaya, Vidaković was sent off after arguing with the officials for what he believed was an uncalled foul that led to a Kaya goal. The match ended in a 3–2 win for Ceres. Their 24 November match against league leaders

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ended in a goalless draw, thus failing to overcome their one-point deficit. In their final match of the regular season, they were defeated by Global Cebu 2–0, sealing their second-seed finish with 57 points from 17 wins, 6 draws, and 5 losses. In the post-season playoffs, they defeated Kaya in the semifinals before beating Global 4–1 in the final, winning the league's inaugural title. In the

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pre-season, after first-choice goalkeeper

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went on leave, Vidaković recruited former Betis goalkeeper

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. As the previous season's league champions, Ceres were set to play in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs for the first time in their history. After beating Burmese champions Shan United on penalties, Vidaković's side managed an upset away win against Australia's

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. However, they failed to progress to the group stage after falling to China's

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in the final play-off round. Relegated to the

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, Ceres thrashed Cambodian champions Boeung Ket 9–0 in their opening group match—one of the largest margins of victory in AFC Cup history. In a rematch of the previous season's ASEAN zonal final, Ceres lost to Home United 3–1 on aggregate. In the PFL, Ceres–Negros started their season with a five-match winning streak, which was ended by a 2–0 home loss to Kaya on 12 May. On 12 August, during a home match against Davao Aguilas, he was sent off after confronting the referee for what he saw as an uncalled foul on goalkeeper Toni Doblas by Davao's

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. Ceres lost the match 3–0. Vidaković's Ceres side ended the season with 19 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses—successfully defending their league title. Unlike the previous season, the 2018 PFL was a pure round-robin tournament. He later led the club in the Philippines Football League until 2020.

Maziya (2021)

On 3 January 2021, Vidaković was announced as the new manager of Maldivian club

in the

. He won his first match with the club on 10 January, beating Super United Sports 3–0. Maziya won the

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league title without a single loss.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Red Star Belgrade *

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Manager

Ceres–Negros *

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Maziya *

References

External links

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Betisweb stats and bio

National team data
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vidakovic, Risto 1969 births Living people People from Šekovići Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Association football defenders Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbia and Montenegro international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers FK Sarajevo players Red Star Belgrade footballers Real Betis players CA Osasuna players Polideportivo Ejido footballers Yugoslav First League players La Liga players Segunda División players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers Serbian football managers Écija Balompié managers Cádiz CF managers F.C. Motagua managers Ceres–Negros F.C. managers Segunda División B managers Philippines Football League head coaches United Football League (Philippines) head coaches Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate football managers in Honduras Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Expatriate football managers in the Philippines Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines Expatriate football managers in the Maldives Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives