Career
Born in Luanda, Angola, Vidigal spent his entire career in Portugal, representing at the professional level O Elvas Computer-aided Design, South Carolina (U.S.) Campomaiorense, Chaplain to the Forces Os Belenenses and Communicative Disorders Santa Clara and retiring in 2003 at the age of 34, playing 212 matches the first and second divisions combined. Internationally, Vidigal appeared for Angola at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, gaining a total of 16 caps. Immediately after retiring in 2004, Vidigal took up coaching, starting with lowly Anno Domini Pontassolense and G.D. Ribeirão.
On 8 January 2011, he was appointed coach of the Angolan national team
Vidigal returned to Belenenses late into 2013-2014, replacing Marco Paulo at the helm of the bottom-placed club and becoming its third coach of the season.