Nemanja Vidić born 21 October 1981 in Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia is a Serbian footballer who captains English Premier League club Manchester United and plays for the Serbian national team.
After establishing himself at Red Star Belgrade during the early 2000s, Vidić moved to Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2004. He further increased his reputation when he was part of the "Famous Four" Serbian national team defence that conceded just one goal during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. He would later sign for Manchester United for around £7m in January 2006 before establishing a prominent defensive partnership with Rio Ferdinand the following season and earning a reputation for his no-nonsense defending.
He has collected a host of honours in his United career including 3 consecutive Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA World Club Cup, three League Cup medals, as well as being included in three consecutive PFA Team of the Year sides from 2007 to 2009. In the 2008–09 season, he helped United to a record-breaking run of 14 consecutive clean sheets and was awarded the Barclays Player of the Season. He also collected both the club's Fans' and Players' Player of the Year awards. At the start of the 2010–11 season Vidić was selected as the new team captain of Manchester United. In February 2011, Vidić became Manchester United club captain after Gary Neville's retirement
Personal information
Full name: Nemanja Vidić
Date of birth: October 21, 1981 (1981-10-21) (age 29)
Place of birth: Titovo Užice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height: 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Centre back
Club information
Current club: Manchester United
Number: 15
Youth career
1989–1993 Jedinstvo Užice
1994–1996 Sloboda Užice
1996–2000 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
2000–2004 Red Star Belgrade 67 (12)
2000–2001 → Spartak Subotica (loan) 27 (6)
2004–2006 Spartak Moscow 39 (4)
2006– Manchester United 154 (13)
National team‡
2002– Serbia 53 (2)
