Vladimir Vermezović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Вермезовић; born 30 June 1963) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 June 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1977 | Železnik | ||
| 1977–1981 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1989 | Partizan | 144 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | Sporting Gijón | 20 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Salamanca | 21 | (1) |
| 1991–1995 | Panionios | 33 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Hannover 96 | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 229 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Yugoslavia | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Teleoptik | ||
| 2004–2005 | Partizan | ||
| 2008 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| 2009–2012 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 2012–2013 | Partizan | ||
| 2014 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| 2017–2018 | Budućnost Podgorica | ||
| 2020–2021 | Hatta | ||
| 2023–2024 | Mura | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editVermezović started playing football with Partizan in the Yugoslav First League, before moving abroad to play in Spain for Sporting de Gijón and UD Salamanca. He also played in Greece for Panionios F.C. and finished his playing career with German side Hannover 96.[1]
Managerial career
editFollowing his retirement, Vermezović began coaching with Partizan. He achieved success in reaching the UEFA Cup Round of 16 in the 2004–05 season by coaching sixteen straight matches with Partizan in European competition. This was Partizan's biggest success in the UEFA Cup since the 1988–89 season.[2]
He had a brief spell with Spartak Trnava before joining South African side Kaizer Chiefs in 2009.[1]
In May 2012, he returned to Partizan and became head coach again. He ended his second spell in charge of Partizan in April 2013.
On 14 February 2014, he was appointed head coach of South African outfit Orlando Pirates.[3] Although he led the team to Nedbank Cup success in May, he left the club later that year, resigning from his position due to a string of poor results in the 2014–15 season.[4]
On 22 November 2020, he was appointed head coach of Emirati side Hatta.[5] However, he left the club in May 2021 as he failed to keep the club in the league.
On 6 September 2023, Vermezović was unveiled as new head coach of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Mura.[6]
Personal life
editIn the Serbian press, he is commonly referred to by his nickname Čika Crni (Mister Black).[7]
Honours
editKaizer Chiefs
Orlando Pirates
- MTN 8 runner-up: 2014[12]
- Nedbank Cup: 2014[13]
Partizan
References
edit- ^ a b "Στους Κάιζερ Τσιφς ο πρώην "κυανέρυθρος" Βερμέζοβιτς". Sports.pathfinder.gr (in Greek). 18 May 2009.
- ^ Radojević, Srđan (4 November 2004). "Gandijevski Parni valjak". Samo Partizan (in Serbian). pp. 24–25.
- ^ "Orlando Pirates appoint Head Coach". Orlandopiratesfc.com. 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Vladimir Vermezovic Has Left Orlando Pirates". Soccerladuma.co.za. 3 December 2014.
- ^ "فلاديمير مدرباً لحتا وإقالة كونتيس". Albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Mura končno potrdila prihod novega trenerja: V Fazaneriji po vrsto letih spet tujec, glavno besedo bo imel Vladimir Vermezović". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Đurović, Mladen (10 December 2019). "Vladimir Vermezović – za prijatelje Vermez, za ove druge Čika Crni". Vice.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "What it takes to become Telkom Knockout Champions – 2009/2010 – Kaizer Chiefs". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Amakhosi given Telkom trophy". Kaizerchiefs.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Kaizer Chiefs beat Ajax Cape Town in Telkom Knockout Cup Final". Kickoff.com. 11 April 2010.
- ^ "Orlando Pirates beat Kaizer Chiefs to win the MTN8 Cup Final". Kickoff.com. 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Gallery: MTN8 Final – Orlando Pirates 0–1 Kaizer Chiefs". Soccerladuma.co.za. 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Nedbank Cup Final match report: Orlando Pirates 3–1 Bidvest Witsl". Kickoff.com. 17 May 2014.
External links
edit- Vladimir Vermezović at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- Vladimir Vermezović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Vladimir Vermezović at WorldFootball.net
