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My Take
Vidal is my favorite kind of midfielder: the one who does the ugly work so beautifully that it becomes the spectacle. I have always read him as the heartbeat of Chile's golden generation, the snarling engine behind those historic Copa America triumphs, and a player elite European clubs trusted precisely because he never hid from contact or responsibility. The mohawk and the King Arturo bravado are great theater, but what I admire most is the closing chapter: going home to Colo-Colo and captaining his country deep into his thirties. That is a warrior honoring his roots, and I respect it enormously.
Overview
Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo (Spanish pronunciation: [aɾˈtuɾo eˈɾasmo βiˈðal ˈpaɾðo]; born 22 May 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga de Primera club Colo-Colo and captains the Chile national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Arturo Vidal
- Name (Japanese)
- アルトゥーロ・ビダル
- Reading
- あるとぅーろ・びだる
- Born
- May 22, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.