Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vidales (born 14 September 1965) is a Spanish

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Football career

Born in Astorga, Province of León, Vidales was in the youth ranks of Sporting de Gijón but never played senior football. He became manager of their reserve team in 1997 and the following year was assistant in the first team to

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. Vidales spent most of his career with teams in

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. In October 2005, he was dismissed by UD Vecindario, who finished the season with promotion under his successor Pacuco Rosales. Remaining in the

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, Vidales replaced

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as manager of UD Las Palmas on 3 December 2008. Three days later on his professional debut in

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, the team won 2–0 at home to

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. He finished the season in 16th, seven points above relegation, and was himself replaced by

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. On 5 January 2010, Vidales returned to Sporting's reserves. He left in May 2011, after their relegation to Tercera División; the team however avoided the drop by buying the place vacated by the withdrawal of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vidales, Javier 1969 births Living people People from Astorga, Spain Sportspeople from the Province of León Spanish football managers CD Lugo managers UD Vecindario managers UD Las Palmas managers Segunda División managers