Vladimir Vermezović

{{Short description|Serbian football player and manager (born 1963)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vladimir Vermezović

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|06|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1975–1977

| youthclubs1 = Železnik

| youthyears2 = 1977–1981

| youthclubs2 = Partizan

| years1 = 1981–1989

| clubs1 = Partizan

| caps1 = 144

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 1989–1990

| clubs2 = Sporting Gijón

| caps2 = 20

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1990–1991

| clubs3 = Salamanca

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1991–1995

| clubs4 = Panionios

| caps4 = 33

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1995–1996

| clubs5 = Hannover 96

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 1

| totalcaps = 229

| totalgoals = 5

| nationalyears1 = 1985

| nationalteam1 = Yugoslavia

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2002–2003

| managerclubs1 = Teleoptik

| manageryears2 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs2 = Partizan

| manageryears3 = 2008

| managerclubs3 = Spartak Trnava

| manageryears4 = 2009–2012

| managerclubs4 = Kaizer Chiefs

| manageryears5 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs5 = Partizan

| manageryears6 = 2014

| managerclubs6 = Orlando Pirates

| manageryears7 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs7 = Budućnost Podgorica

| manageryears8 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs8 = Hatta

| manageryears9 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs9 = Mura

}}

Vladimir Vermezović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Вермезовић; born 30 June 1963) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Playing career

Vermezović 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.{{cite web|website=Sports.pathfinder.gr|title=Στους Κάιζερ Τσιφς ο πρώην "κυανέρυθρος" Βερμέζοβιτς|url=http://sports.pathfinder.gr/football/world/722523.html|language=el|date=18 May 2009}}

Managerial career

Following 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.Radojević, Srđan (4 November 2004). "Gandijevski Parni valjak". Samo Partizan (in Serbian). pp. 24–25.

He had a brief spell with Spartak Trnava before joining South African side Kaizer Chiefs in 2009.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandopiratesfc.com/default.asp?aId=2315954|title=Orlando Pirates appoint Head Coach|website=Orlandopiratesfc.com|date=14 February 2014}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/teams/orlando-pirates/vladimir-vermezovic-has-left-orlando-pirates/194515|title = Vladimir Vermezovic Has Left Orlando Pirates|website=Soccerladuma.co.za|date = 3 December 2014}}

On 22 November 2020, he was appointed head coach of Emirati side Hatta.{{cite web|url=https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2020-11-22-1.4019938|title=فلاديمير مدرباً لحتا وإقالة كونتيس|website=Albayan.ae|language=ar|access-date=22 November 2020}} 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.{{cite web |title=Mura končno potrdila prihod novega trenerja: V Fazaneriji po vrsto letih spet tujec, glavno besedo bo imel Vladimir Vermezović |url=https://planetnogomet.si/novice/uradno-vladimir-vermezovic-trener-mura/ |website=Planet Nogomet |access-date=6 September 2023 |language=sl-SI |date=6 September 2023}}

Personal life

In the Serbian press, he is commonly referred to by his nickname Čika Crni (Mister Black).{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/sr/article/bjww7z/vladimir-vermezovic-za-prijatelje-vermez-za-ove-druge-cika-crni |title=Vladimir Vermezović – za prijatelje Vermez, za ove druge Čika Crni |date=10 December 2019 |accessdate=23 May 2024 |last=Đurović |first=Mladen |authorlink= |website=Vice.com |language=sr }}

Honours

Kaizer Chiefs

Telkom Cup: 2009, 2010{{Cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/slideshow/1080/4/title/what-it-takes-to-become-telkom-knockout-champions |title=What it takes to become Telkom Knockout Champions – 2009/2010 – Kaizer Chiefs |website= Goal.com |access-date=6 February 2019 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015423/https://www.goal.com/en-za/slideshow/1080/4/title/what-it-takes-to-become-telkom-knockout-champions |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/news/amakhosi-given-telkom-trophy/|title=Amakhosi given Telkom trophy|website=Kaizerchiefs.com|access-date=2 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/14810/kaizer-chiefs-beat-ajax-cape-town-in-telkom-knockout-cup-final|title=Kaizer Chiefs beat Ajax Cape Town in Telkom Knockout Cup Final|website=Kickoff.com|date=11 April 2010}}
MTN 8 runner-up: 2011{{Cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/24184/orlando-pirates-beat-kaizer-chiefs-to-win-the-mtn8-cup-final|title = Orlando Pirates beat Kaizer Chiefs to win the MTN8 Cup Final|website=Kickoff.com|date = 11 September 2011}}

Orlando Pirates

MTN 8 runner-up: 2014{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/multimedia-galleries/gallery-mtn8-final-orlando-pirates-0-1-kaizer-chiefs/177374?page=5|title = Gallery: MTN8 Final – Orlando Pirates 0–1 Kaizer Chiefs|website=Soccerladuma.co.za|date = 21 September 2014}}
Nedbank Cup: 2014{{Cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/44578/nedbank-cup-final-match-report-orlando-pirates-3-1-bidvest-wits|title = Nedbank Cup Final match report: Orlando Pirates 3–1 Bidvest Witsl|website=Kickoff.com|date = 17 May 2014}}

Partizan