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Rado Vidosic is well-prepared to take on the tough job of succeeding Ange Postecoglou as coach of the back-to-back grand final winning Brisbane Roar.
A lot of Australian football fans outside of the Queensland capital may not know too much about Rado – long-time assistant at the Roar, father of Socceroo Dario. But the 51-year-old’s career has been building to this point.
Born in Osijek, in the former Yugoslavia, the Croatian moved to Queensland in 1988 with his wife and young son after receiving an offer to play for the Queensland Lions. The former professional player with NK Osijek, originally kicked off his coaching career at the age of 18.
Rado has been a coach at Queensland clubs Rocklea United, Rochedale Rovers (where he spent five years under Rovers head coach Petter Bannon) and the Queensland Lions. He was also in charge of the Brisbane Southern Districts rep sides for seven years, and had three years coaching the state’s under 15 and under 16 teams. Rado knows the local scene and local clubs well, which is an important point.
With a background as a teacher, Vidosic headed the football program at the highly regarded Cavdendish Road High School of Excellence.
He has been the Roar since day dot of the A-League, serving as an assistant to first Miron Bleiberg, then Frank Farina and then Postecoglou.
As he told the media this week, he knows the club better than anyone. He knows the culture, the playing style and the players intimately. He has been tasked with bringing up the Roar’s youngsters over the past seven years and has done a fantastic job, with Michael Zullo and Robbie Kruse just two who have come through under his watch.
Rado is renowned for his tactical knowledge and video analysis. He has all the right coaching badges and has an eye for talent – Vidosic was the one who spotted and encouraged the Roar to sign controversial goal machine Besart Berisha.
Importantly, Rado also has the backing of the Roar squad to take over the top job. Key players Thomas Broich, Matt Smith and Erik Paartalu have publicly supported him as the man to replace Postecoglou. Continuity is important and with 90 percent of the club’s squad signed for next season, Vidosic will have the right pieces in place.
Taking over from Ange and maintaining and even raising the Roar’s high standards is a tough ask, but Rado is well placed to do just that.
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