Toni Vidigal

Toni Vidigal
Personal information
Full name António Leonel Vidigal
Date of birth (1975-03-01) 1 March 1975
Place of birth Elvas, Portugal
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1992 O Elvas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 O Elvas 66 (4)
1994–1999 Estoril 87 (11)
1995–1996 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 23 (2)
1999–2000 Penafiel 29 (2)
2000–2004 Varzim 85 (6)
2004–2006 Portosantense 34 (6)
2006–2009 O Elvas
2009–2010 Sintra Football

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


António 'Toni' Leonel Vidigal (born 1 March 1975) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Football career

Born in Elvas, Portalegre District, Vidigal made his senior debuts at only 16, with O Elvas C.A.D. in the third division. In 1994 he signed with G.D. Estoril Praia in the second level, going on to remain the following seven years in the category, also representing Vitória de Setúbal, F.C. Penafiel and Varzim SC, achieving top flight promotion with the latter in 2001.

After two seasons with Varzim in the first division (45 games, one goal) and a third in the second, Vidigal signed with C.D. Portosantense in level three. Aged 31, he returned to his first senior club, now in the fourth division, closing out his career in 2010 after a brief spell with amateurs Club Sintra Football.

Personal life

Vidigal has four brothers who were also footballers (from a total of 11 siblings): Beto, Luís, Lito and Jorge. The second represented Portugal internationally, whilst the third opted to appear for Angola.[1][2]

References

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