Dario Vidosic

Football player infobox
playername = Dario Vidošić
fullname = Dario Vidošić


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|4|8
cityofbirth = Osijek
countryofbirth = Croatia
height = height|m=1.84
currentclub = 1. FC Nuremberg
clubnumber = 21
position = Attacking Midfielder
youthyears = –2006
youthclubs = Rocklea United Rochedale Rovers Queensland Lions → Pine Rivers (loan)
years = 2006–2007 2007–
clubs = Queensland Roar 1. FC Nuremberg
caps(goals) = 17 (5) 05 (0)
nationalyears = 2006 2007–
nationalteam = Australia U-20 Australia U-23
nationalcaps(goals) = 08 (1) 08 (2)
pcupdate = September 30 2008
ntupdate = October 26 2007

Dario Vidošić (born April 8 1987 in Osijek, Croatia) is an Australian football player currently playing for German Bundesliga team 1. FC Nuremberg.

Club career

Early life

Vidošić's parents moved to Australia from Croatia in 1988 when his father, Rado, received an offer to play for the Queensland Lions. [cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23107728-5014143,00.html |title=Rado Vidosic A-League's only part-time assistant coach|date=January 2008|publisher=www.couriermail.com.au] The family settled in Brisbane, where Dario grew up, attending Cavendish Road State High School. His father has been Assistant Coach at A-League club Queensland Roar since 2005 and as of May 2008, is the club's National Youth Team coach. [cite news|url=http://www.qldroar.com.au/default.aspx?s=qldfc_club_featureitem&id=21768|title=Rado Vidosic to lead Roar Youth team|date=March 2008|publisher=www.qldroar.com.au]

Dario Vidošić played with Queensland Lions in 2004 and also competed in the 2004 National Schoolboys football competition. He received a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport and trained in their football (soccer) program before moving onto the A-League, signing a two-year contract with Queensland Roar at the start of the 2006/2007 season.

Queensland Roar

In Round 1, Vidosic showed why he's considered one of the future stars of Australian football. Coming on as a substitute in the second half, Vidosic set up a goal for Scotsman Simon Lynch before scoring a goal himself. Vidosic started up front for Queensland Roar in Round 8 against Perth Glory and scored to make it 2-1 in the Roar's favour, before being substituted. In Round 17, with midfielder Matt McKay out injured, Vidosic started against the Central Coast Mariners and scored two goals; becoming the first player under the age of 21 to score 2 goals in an A-League game, and the first player under the age of 20 to score more than three goals in a season. Vidosic scored once more in the season, against Melbourne Victory in Round 20.

FC Nuremberg

His performance in the season was enough for the German Bundesliga club 1. FC Nuremberg to give him a two week trial. [cite news|url=http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=84417 |title=Vidosic wins Nuremberg trial|date=March 8 2007|publisher=The World Game] 1. FC Nuremberg was a club that had strong Australian ties with four other players at the time, two of whom had come from the A-League the previous season.

It was confirmed on the 22 March 2007 that Vidosic had accepted a three-year contract with the Bundesliga club.

International career

In October 2006, Vidošić was selected in the Australian Under-20 squad, known as the Young Socceroos, and went on to compete in the 2006 AFC Youth Championships in India. In February 2007, he played for the Australian Under-23 team, the Olyroos, in an Olympic qualifier in Adelaide, scoring the 11th goal in Australia's 11-0 win over Chinese Taipei.

In July 2008, after being left out of the Australian Olympic team for Beijing by Olyroos head coach Graham Arnold, he publicly mooted the possibility of playing for the Croatian national team at a senior level. [cite web | url = http://www.becomeacroatiafan.com/news/item.asp?n=62337 | title = Vidosic to join the Vatreni? | accessdate = 2008-09-30 | date = 2008-07-08 | publisher = www.becomeacroatiafan.com] However, according to FIFA Article 18, [cite web | url = http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/circularno.1147-eligibilitytoplayforrepresentativeteams_55197.pdf | title = TO THE MEMBERS OF FIFA | date = 2008-06-18 | publisher = fifa.com | accessdate = 2008-09-30] Vidosic has been ineligible to represent any country other than Australia in international football since April 2008, when he turned 21.

References

External links

* [http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=14677 1. FC Nuremberg profile] de icon
* [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU23/default.aspx?s=aus_u23men_player_profile&pid=795&tid=112 FFA - Olyroo profile]