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Nemanja Vidić Serbian Cyrillic, Serbian pronunciation: born 21 October 1981 is a Serbian footballer who captains English Premier League club Manchester United and plays for the Serbian national team.

He has collected a host of honours in his United career including 3 consecutive Premier League titles 4 titles in total, 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. He collected his second Barclays Player of the Season in 2010-11.

Personal information
Full name Nemanja Vidić
Date of birth 21 October 1981 (age 29)
Place of birth Titovo Užice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1][2]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 15
Youth career
1989–1994 Jedinstvo Putevi
1994–1996 Sloboda Užice
1996–2000 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2004 Red Star Belgrade 67 (12)
2000–2001 → Spartak Subotica (loan) 27 (6)
2004–2006 Spartak Moscow 39 (4)
2006– Manchester United 161 (14)
National team‡
2002– Serbia 54 (2)