Brighton interim manager Chris Roberts has described Rado Vidosic as “one of the most incredible men I’ve ever met” following the death of the club’s head of women’s and girls’ coaching.
Vidosic, who was 64, had been working since January 2025 at Brighton, where his son Dario is the women’s first-team manager.
The death was announced on Tuesday, and Dario Vidosic wrote in a post on social media that his father had been battling cancer.
“It’s obviously been a really challenging and sad week for everyone in the football club and all around the world,” said Roberts.
“Rado was one of the most incredible men I’ve ever met. He’s infectious, he made people smile and he had the most amazing football brain. He was great company.”
Before joining Brighton, Rado Vidosic spent six years with Melbourne City in Australia, working with both the men’s and women’s sides.
He worked as Melbourne City’s academy technical director before taking on the role of women’s head coach. He then managed the men’s team and led them to the 2022-23 A-League regular-season title.
He also had coaching spells with Brisbane Roar, Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix.
Roberts has been in interim charge of Brighton in the Women’s Super League since Dario Vidosic returned to Australia to be with family earlier this month.
Reflecting on the loss of a significant figure at the club, Roberts said: “His legacy here and across the football world will be something that is around for a really long time.
“It’s been incredibly sad and it’s been felt deeply across the group.
“I just want to pay tribute to one of the best people I’ve been lucky enough to meet. He was a mentor, a friend, one of the funniest people and he will be sorely missed.”
