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Arturo Vidal

アルトゥーロ・ビダル / あるとぅーろ・びだる

Association football player from Chile

May 22, 1987 (age 39) ・ Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

  • Santiago Metropolitan Region
  • association football player

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

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Santiago Metropolitan Region
  • association football player
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.