ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː ˈɜːnd ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈæps ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, vˈɪdɹɪˌoʊz ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl kɚɹˈɪɹ dɪdnˌɑːt tˈeɪk ˈɔf ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ɐpˈɔɪntmənt ʌv pˈætʃuːkə kˈoʊtʃ hˌɑːvɪˈɛɹ ˈæɡwɜːɹə æz mˈɛksɪkən nˈæʃənəl kˈoʊtʃ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn.
Although he earned a number of caps in the mid-1990s, beginning in 1993, Vidrio's international career did not take off until the appointment of Pachuca coach Javier Aguirre as Mexican national coach in 2001.