Norberto Deolindo Vidigal (9 June 1964 – 19 December 2019) was an Angolan professional football midfielder and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norberto Deolindo Vidigal | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Huíla, Angola | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 2019 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Arronches, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| O Elvas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | O Elvas | 116 | (6) |
| 1988–1990 | Louletano | 51 | (10) |
| 1990–1993 | União Leiria | 71 | (5) |
| 1993–1994 | O Elvas | 28 | (5) |
| 1994–1995 | Naval | 11 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Vila Real | 19 | (0) |
| 1996–2003 | O Elvas | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2009 | O Elvas (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editVidigal was born Huíla, Portuguese Angola, and played for five clubs over a 20-year senior career. He started out at O Elvas CAD, achieving Primeira Liga promotion in 1986 and spending two seasons with the Alentejo side in that competition – their first and only.[1]
After five years in the Segunda Liga, with Louletano DC (two seasons)[1] and U.D. Leiria (three), Vidigal returned to Elvas, with the team now in the third tier. He then left for one-season stints with Associação Naval 1º de Maio and SC Vila Real in the same league, then returned to his main club to close out his career, eventually representing it in all five major levels of Portuguese football; he retired at the age of 39.
Vidigal later worked as assistant coach with O Elvas for four years, with the club in the fourth division.[2]
Personal life and death
editVidigal had eight brothers and four sisters, four of the former also being footballers: Luís, Lito, Toni and Jorge. The first represented Portugal internationally, whilst the second opted to appear for Angola;[1][3][4] his son, André, was also involved in the sport professionally.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Irmãos Vidigal ignoram os genes para manterem o Estrela da Amadora no topo (Brothers Vidigal ignore genes to leave Estrela on top); Público, 13 October 2008 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Equipa técnica de "O Elvas" completa ("O Elvas" technical staff complete); Portugal Centro, 20 July 2006 (in Portuguese)
- ^ One family, two nations: Brothers who have played for different international teams Archived 18 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Daily Mirror, 22 June 2010
- ^ Luís Vidigal: "O Sporting é paixão, é acreditar" (Luís Vidigal: "Sporting is about passion, believing") Archived 20 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Sporting CP, 26 December 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Sobrinho de Luís e Lito Vidigal comprado pelo Fortuna Sittard" [Nephew of Luís and Lito Vidigal bought by Fortuna Sittard] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "André Vidigal" (in Dutch). Jupiler League. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Morreu Beto Vidigal, antigo jogador do Elvas" [Death of Beto Vidigal, former Elvas player] (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links
edit- Beto Vidigal at ForaDeJogo (archived)
