Rado Vidoà ¡ià(4 April 1961 â 27 January 2026) was a Croatian-Australian association football manager who was most known for his extended career in both the A-League Men's and Women's leagues, consisting of both head coaching and assistant roles at Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City Men, Melbourne City Women, Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix respectively. His final role was as women's and girl's head of coaching with Brighton & Hove Albion Women.
Vidoà ¡iàhad served as the assistant coach of Brisbane Roar since their inaugural A-League season. He served as the club's caretaker manager from 10 October 2009 to 15 October 2009 after manager Frank Farina was sacked due to drink-driving charges. He was succeeded by former Australia U-20 team manager Ange Postecoglou. On 25 April 2012, he was named as the new manager of Brisbane, following the departure of Ange Postecoglou, who left to manage his hometown club Melbourne Victory.
On 18 December 2012, just 11 games into the season, after a poor run of results in the 2012âÂÂ13 season and with the Roar sitting 9th out of 10 teams on the ladder, Vidoà ¡iàwas reassigned to the role of technical director and was replaced by Melbourne Victory W-League manager Mike Mulvey as interim coach until May 2013.
In June 2013, Sydney FC signed Vidoà ¡iàas Assistant Coach. working alongside Frank Farina once again.
In December 2014, Sydney FC announced that Vidoà ¡iàhad returned to Brisbane for personal reasons. Despite being a former head coach and technical director, he subsequently took the unusual step of taking up an assistant coaching role with his former club Brisbane Roar.
On 13 July 2015, Vidoà ¡iàjoined Melbourne Victory as an assistant coach, following the resignation of Jean-Paul de Marigny. On 31 May 2016, after one season at the club, Vidoà ¡iàleft his role as the result of the return of former assistant coach de Marigny.
On 7 June 2017, Vidoà ¡iàwas announced as the assistant coach of Wellington Phoenix working alongside Darije Kaleziàwho was announced as the new head coach. On 20 December 2017, Vidoà ¡iàleft the club together with his son Dario.
In July 2018, Vidosic joined Melbourne City as the club's technical director and head coach of the W-League team.
On 23 November 2022, after Patrick Kisnorbo was announced as manager of French top division side, and fellow City Football Group club, Troyes, Vidosic was appointed caretaker manager of Melbourne City. In February 2023, Vidosic was appointed Men's head coach on a permanent basis.
After a 6âÂÂ0 loss to Adelaide United, Rado and Melbourne City announced they had parted ways, on 1 November 2023.
In January 2025 Vidoà ¡iàwas appointed Head of Women's and Girl's Coaching at Women's Super League Club Brighton and Hove Albion where his son Dario is head coach of the women's team.
His son is Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. manager Dario Vidoà ¡iÃÂ. On 4 November 2012, Vidoà ¡iàmanaged the Brisbane Roar against Dario's Adelaide United at Suncorp Stadium, with Dario's goal in the 3rd minute of the match securing victory for Adelaide United over his father's team.
Rado Vidoà ¡iàdied from cancer on 27 January 2026, at the age of 64.
Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne City
Melbourne City Women