Full name Antonio Leonel Vidigal Years Team Siblings Lito Vidigal Height 1.66 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Toni Vidigal | |
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Date of birth (1975-03-01) 1 March 1975 (age 40) | ||
António 'Toni' Leonel Vidigal (born 1 March 1975) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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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 that tier, also representing Vitória de Setúbal, F.C. Penafiel and Varzim SC, achieving Primeira Liga promotion with the latter in 2001.
After two seasons with Varzim in the top flight (45 games, one goal) and a third in the second division, Vidigal signed with C.D. Portosantense in level three. Aged 31, he returned to his first senior club, now in the fourth tier, 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.