Vidosic has put pen to paper on a three year deal with the Reds after falling out of favour at his German club and struggling for game time.

Vidosic burst onto the Australia football scene when the 24 year old joined Brisbane Roar as a teenager in 2006, scoring five goals from 17 games in a stunning debut season.

After just one year in the A-League he was snapped up by Nurnberg who later went on to loan him to MSV Duisburg and Armini Bielefeld.

But after failing to hold down a regular starting spot in Germany, he has now returned to his roots and joined Adelaide.

“We are thrilled to have Dario at the club. Significantly he is an Australian player who has played at a very high level for a strong club in one of the best leagues in Europe,” Adelaide United coach Rini Coolen said.

“Dario is a player who can play on the left and the right, and also behind the striker which makes him extremely versatile.

“Add his speed and his ability to score goals, and there is no doubt that he will be a fantastic addition to our squad.”

Resisting offers from Europe and Asia to join the Reds, Vidosic believes United’s intended play style is the perfect fit as he looks to rediscover his enjoyment in the game, something he admits had started to wane during his time in Germany.

“In the end I wanted to go to a club that is playing my style of football," he said.

"I like to attack, I like the ball at my feet and I like to express myself, and I felt I didn’t have the chance to do that (in Germany), so I just want to come back and enjoy my football and hopefully do well for Adelaide and for the fans.

“I’m just really looking forward to being in Australia under a good coach with a good club. We want to set some high ambitions and there are also some personal goals that I want to achieve, and at the end of the day it just comes down to enjoyment and wanting to have fun – that’s why you play.”

He added: “I just want to help out the team in any way I can. If in the end that’s scoring goals or having assists, I just want to be a contributing factor and put that pressure on myself to maintain being a Socceroo, and I think that playing here can only benefit me in getting confidence and enjoying it in front of good crowds and good stadiums.

“Hopefully I can continue on with the Socceroos and help Adelaide in their push for the finals and qualification for the Asian Champions League again.”

The Olyroo and youth international already has 14 senior caps to his name but he will be hoping to be able to force his way into Socceroo coach Holger Osieck's regular squad if he can shine at Hindmarsh.

Coolen believes Osieck’s willingness to select players competing in the Hyundai A-League is allowing players of Vidosic’s calibre to return to Australia while in their prime, a benefit for not only Adelaide United, but football in Australia.

The coach added: “Holger has shown that if players play well in the Hyundai A-League, they can still be selected in the national team, and coming to Adelaide gives Dario a chance to play more often and try to perform at a really high level for us in order to keep under the radar of the Socceroos.”

Vidosic's addition will help to re-ignite Adelaide's squad after an exodus of key players since the end of last season, including Flores, Travis Dodd, Matthew Leckie, Lucas Pantelis and Paul Reid.

New arrivals so far for next season include Bruce Djite, Zenon Caravella, Andwele Slory and Spase Dilevski.