1. Domagoj Vida is capable of playing in any defensive position but is mostly deployed as a centre-back.
19 Facts About Domagoj Vida
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On 29 April 2010, Domagoj Vida signed for German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
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Domagoj Vida spent just one season with the club, making a total of eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
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On 14 June 2011, it was announced that Domagoj Vida would join Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee.
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Domagoj Vida had several altercations with Dinamo head coach Ante Cacic prior to this incident.
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On 17 May 2015, Domagoj Vida scored the winning goal against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to clinch Dynamo Kyiv their first Ukrainian Premier League title in six years.
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On 3 January 2018, Domagoj Vida moved to Besiktas, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.
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Domagoj Vida was sent off 16 minutes into his club's UEFA Champions League round of 16 match against Bayern Munich after he fouled Robert Lewandowski.
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On 31 July 2022, Domagoj Vida signed for Greek club AEK Athens.
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AEK qualified for the Europa League Group stage and Domagoj Vida played in 5 out of the 6 games.
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Domagoj Vida went on to score another header against Panetolikos in the same week, opening the score.
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On 4 December 2023, Domagoj Vida scored his 4th goal of the season against Aris, a header assisted by Petros Mantalos.
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Domagoj Vida was an active member of the Croatia national under-21 team.
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On 10 September 2013, Domagoj Vida scored his first goal for the national side in the 65th minute of a friendly match against South Korea, played at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju.
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Domagoj Vida was a part of the Croatian squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil, but remained as an unused substitute in the tournament.
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Domagoj Vida regained his place as a regular during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, making nine appearances, and appeared in three matches at the finals, where the team were eliminated by Portugal in the round of 16.
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Domagoj Vida remained an unused substitute at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2024.
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Domagoj Vida announced international retirement after the Euro, having last cap in a pre-tournament friendly match against North Macedonia.
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Domagoj Vida was born in Nasice, but grew up in Donji Miholjac in the family of Zeljka Ursanic and former footballer Rudika Vida.