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My Take
Domagoj Vida is exactly the kind of defender I appreciate more the longer I watch football: durable, versatile, and rarely the headline. A Croatian center-back who can slot into any spot across the back line, he was part of that golden generation that overachieved on the world stage. What I like is how a kid from Osijek turned into a reliable international and kept his career going abroad, eventually at AEK Athens in Greece. Defenders like him don't get the highlight reels, but coaches trust them, and that trust is its own kind of stardom. He's the unglamorous backbone every good side needs.
Overview
Domagoj Vida (Croatian pronunciation: [dômaɡoj ʋîːda]; born 29 April 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece club AEK Athens. He is capable of playing in any defensive position but is mostly deployed as a centre-back.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Domagoj Vida
- Name (Japanese)
- ドマゴイ・ヴィダ
- Reading
- どまごい・ゔぃだ
- Born
- April 29, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Snake
- Origin
- Osijek, Croatia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 184 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
Association football player — see all → · More people from Croatia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.