 With his new club he became runner-up of Slovenian League, being second only to Maribor.He was given his nickname "Dugi" by his teammates at an early age, due to his extreme size.In late November 2010 it was announced by Zlatko Zahovič, Maribor's director of football, that Maribor had acquired Vidović on a permanent move as a result of Siniša Andjelković transfer from Maribor to Palermo during the 2010–11 winter transfer window.