He had lengthy spells in the old First Division for both Aston Villa and Chelsea before signing with Leeds United in 1991 where he won the title and went on to feature in the Premier League from 1992 to 1997.
However, he left Chelsea in somewhat acrimonious circumstances in the summer of 1991, having made and then withdrawn a transfer request, and then apparently having fallen out with manager Bobby Campbell after being dropped from the side due to declining a new contract.
Due to financial reasons, Torino were forced to release him, with Dorigo ending his playing career with two years at Derby County.
He scored three goals during his spell at Derby, with one in the league against Nottingham Forest[5] and two in the FA Cup against Huddersfield Town, one in the original tie[6] and again in the replay.
[3][8] Barton felt that playing for Australia would be a waste of time for Dorigo as their opponents were generally weaker opposition from Oceania.
A year earlier he was a surprise inclusion in the squad for the European Championships as cover for Kenny Sansom, after regular deputy Stuart Pearce withdrew through injury.
He played in the third place play-off defeat to hosts Italy, providing the cross for David Platt to score the equaliser; England eventually lost the match 2–1, however.
He has since worked with Radio Aire covering Leeds United's Premier League campaign as well as TV punditry for Eurosport, Bravo, Channel 5, ESPN and Sky amongst others.
He appeared on the James Corden Show on 16 June prior to the England and Germany second round match of the World Cup 2010.