Risto Vidaković

Vidaković was born in Šekovići, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was then a republic within SFR Yugoslavia. He started his career at FK Sarajevo, and played in the last edition of the Yugoslav First League, appearing in 13 games as the Bosnian team finished in ninth position. Subsequently, he signed for national giants Red Star Belgrade, and competed in the inaugural season of the Serbian-Montenegrin tournament, scoring a career-best 12 goals in his second year but eventually leaving the capital side without any silverware won. In 1994, Vidaković joined Real Betis in Spain, which had just returned from the second division. In his first year in La Liga he appeared in 30 matches and netted twice as the Andalusians overachieved a third-place finish. He rarely missed a game in his first three seasons there. 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, CA Osasuna, which had moved in the opposite direction, then saw out his career at 33 after playing one year with Polideportivo Ejido.

Vidaković played once for Yugoslavia, appearing in a 1–3 friendly loss with Brazil on 30 October 1991. He then contributed with five matches as FR Yugoslavia qualified for the first time ever to an international tournament, the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, but was eventually omitted from the final squad. His final international was a January 1998 friendly match against Tunisia.

Vidaković began his coaching career as an assistant to Javier Clemente, his former coach at Real Betis, who was appointed head coach of the Serbia national team in July 2006. When Clemente became coach of Real Murcia 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 Écija Balompié, Cádiz and Real Betis B. In 2013, he coached Honduran club Motagua.

Ceres–Negros

On 5 July 2016, Vidaković was appointed head coach of Filipino club Ceres–Negros 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 Global 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 Singapore Cup. 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 Tampines Rovers on 5–3 aggregate. In the 2017 pre-season, Vidaković recruited Spanish defender Súper, who played under him at Betis B. In the 2017 AFC Cup, Ceres…

Player

Red Star Belgrade

FR Yugoslavia Cup: 1992–93

Manager

Ceres–Negros

Philippines Football League: 2017, 2018, 2019 Maziya

Dhivehi Premier League: 2020–21