Born in Astorga, Province of León, Vidales was in the youth ranks of Sporting de Gijón but never played senior football.
In October 2005, he was dismissed by UD Vecindario, who finished the season with promotion under his successor Pacuco Rosales.
[2] Remaining in the Canary Islands, Vidales replaced Juan Manuel Rodríguez as manager of UD Las Palmas on 3 December 2008.
[3] Three days later on his professional debut in Segunda División, the team won 2–0 at home to RC Celta de Vigo.
[1] He left in May 2011, after their relegation to Tercera División;[6] the team however avoided the drop by buying the place vacated by the withdrawal of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.