Luis Vidal (footballer, born 1916)
{{short description|Chilean footballer (1916-1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luis Vidal
| image = Luis Vidal, Estadio, 1946-06-22 (162).jpg
| caption = Vidal in 1946
| fullname = Luis Enrique Vidal Gimó
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|3|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|2|27|1916|3|30|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1926 | youthclubs1 = Colegio San Agustín
| youthyears2 = 1927–1933 | youthclubs2 = UD Española
| years1 = 1933–1934 | clubs1 = UD Española
| years2 = 1935–1938 | clubs2 = Unión Española
| years3 = 1939–1949 | clubs3 = Universidad Católica
| manageryears1 = 1954 | managerclubs1 = Deportes La Calera
| manageryears2 = 1966–1967 | managerclubs2 = Universidad Católica
| manageryears3 = 1972 | managerclubs3 = O'Higgins
| manageryears4 = 1974 | managerclubs4 = Emelec
| nationalyears1 = 1941
| nationalteam1 = Chile
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Luis Enrique Vidal Gimó (30 March 1916 – 27 February 1999) was a Chilean footballer who played as a centre back.
Career
At the age of 10, Vidal played for Colegio San Agustín. A year later, he joined Unión Deportiva Española youth system. He was promoted to the first team in 1933 and made his professional debut in 1936. In 1939, he switched to Universidad Católica, winning the 1949 Primera División, despite the fact that he was injured.{{cite web |last1=Llanos Ibarra |first1=Heriberto |title=Andrés García y las generaciones doradas de Unión Española |url=https://asifuch.cl/andres-garcia-y-las-generaciones-doradas-de-union-espanola/ |website=Asifuch |access-date=1 September 2022 |language=es |date=29 March 2021}} In both Unión Española and Universidad Católica, he coincided with Fernando Riera, whom he nicknamed Tata (In Chile, an informal form for Grandfather).{{cite web |last1=Abarzúa |first1=Esteban |title=Fernando Riera: recuerdos de un patriarca del fútbol – DeadBall |url=https://deadball.cl/2020/03/21/fernando-riera-recuerdos-de-un-patriarca-del-futbol/ |website=DeadBall |access-date=1 September 2022 |language=es |date=21 March 2020}}
At international level, he played in three matches for the Chile national team in 1941,{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luis-vidal/ |title=Luis Vidal |work=worldfootball.net |access-date=27 June 2021}} being part of Chile's squad for the 1941 South American Championship.{{Cite web |title=South American Championship 1941 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/41safull.html |access-date=27 June 2021 |website=RSSSF}}
As manager of Universidad Católica, he won the 1966 Primera División.{{cite web |title=UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA LE GUIÑA A SU UNDÉCIMA ESTRELLA |url=https://www.anfp.cl/noticia/17775/universidad-catolica-le-guina-a-su-undecima-estrella |publisher=ANFP |access-date=1 September 2022 |language=es |date=23 May 2013}}{{cite tweet|user=cruzados|number=1213505415998296069|title=¡Campeones del Torneo Nacional 1966!|date=4 January 2020|access-date=1 September 2022|language=es}} He also was the coach of Deportes La Calera, O'Higgins,{{cite web |last1=Correa |first1=Waldo |title=Historia |url=https://www.ohigginsfc.cl/historia.php?id=4 |publisher=O'Higgins F.C. |access-date=1 September 2022 |language=es}} and Emelec
Personal life
Honours
=Player=
Universidad Católica
=Manager=
Universidad Católica
References
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External links
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- [https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/luis-vidal.html Luis Vidal] at PartidosdeLaRoja {{in lang|es}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|luis-vidal}}
{{Chile squad 1941 South American Championship}}
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{{Chilean Primera División winning managers}}
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Category:Chilean men's footballers
Category:Chile men's international footballers
Category:Unión Española footballers
Category:Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Chilean football managers
Category:Unión La Calera managers
Category:Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers
Category:O'Higgins F.C. managers
Category:Primera B de Chile managers
Category:Chilean Primera División managers
Category:Chilean expatriate football managers
Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Category:Expatriate football managers in Ecuador
Category:Place of birth missing