Domagoj Vida

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.

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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)

Origin

Osijek, Croatia

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Snake

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/domagojvida/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domagoj%20Vida
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B4%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314227

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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