Personal Life
Viduka and his Croatian wife Ivana have three sons together: Ste Vine Viduka (born 2002) and Joshua Steven Morrison Viduka (born May 2008). They live in Melbourne. His father, Joe, was also from Croatia, from where he emigrated to Australia in the 1960s.
He had a song written about him by English singer/songwriter and Middlesbrough fan Alistair Griffin (who also previously co-wrote the football song recorded by Terry Venables). The song lyrics were written to the tune of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate embraced the tune as a way of raising money for his chosen charity, Macmillan Cancer Support. Leonard Cohen has now given permission for the song to be released as a charity download single.
Viduka is a fan of Australian rules football and supports Collingwood Football Club. He is also a member of Melbourne Heart, and has been since their inaugural season. He is affectionately referred to by his nicknames "V-Bomber" and "Big Dukes" in Australia.
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