Ernesto Vidal

{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (1921-1974)}}

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{{family name hatnote|Vidal|Cassio|lang=Spanish}}

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|name=Ernesto Vidal

|image= Ernesto Vidal.jpg

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|caption= Ernesto Vidal in 1954.

|fullname=Ernesto Servolo Pedro Vidal Cassio{{Cite web | url=http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/wp-content/upLoads/2015/02/ErnestoVidal02.jpg | title=ID card of Ernesto Vidal | access-date=2024-07-05 | website=www.cihefe.es}}

|birth_date={{Birth date|1921|11|15}}

|birth_place=Buie d'Istria, Kingdom of Italy

|death_date={{Death date and age|1974|2|20|1921|11|15}}

|death_place=Córdoba, Argentina

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|position=Forward

|years1=1936–1940|clubs1=Sportivo Belgrano|caps1=|goals1=

|years2=1941–1944|clubs2=Rosario Central|caps2=52|goals2=16

|years3=1945–1952|clubs3=Peñarol|caps3=|goals3=

|years4=1954–1955|clubs4=AC Fiorentina|caps4=|goals4=

|years5=1955–1956|clubs5=Pro Patria|caps5=1|goals5=0

|totalcaps=|totalgoals=

|nationalyears1=1950–1952|nationalteam1=Uruguay|nationalcaps1=8|nationalgoals1=2

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{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|W|1950 Brazil|}}

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Ernesto José Vidal Cassio, "El Patrullero", (November 15, 1921 – February 20, 1974) was an Italian Uruguayan footballer. He was born Ernesto Servolo Pietro Vidal Cassio in Buie d'Istria, Italy (now Croatia). He was part of the Uruguay national football team in the 1950 World Cup. He also played club football for C.A. Peñarol Montevideo, Rosario Central in Argentina, and Fiorentina of Italy.