Vladimir Vermezović
Vladimir Vermezović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Вермезовић; born 30 June 1963) is a Serbian football former player and current coach.
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985 | Yugoslavia | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2003 | Teleoptik | ||
| 2004–2005 | Partizan | ||
| 2008 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| 2009–2012 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 2012–2013 | Partizan | ||
| 2014 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| 2017–2018 | Budućnost Podgorica | ||
| 2020– | Hatta | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Vermezović (known locally as Vermez or Čika Crni)[1][2] began playing football for FK 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.[3]
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.[4]
He had a brief spell with FC Spartak Trnava before joining South African side Kaizer Chiefs in 2009.[3]
In May 2012, he returned to Partizan and once again became head coach. 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.[5] 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 2014/2015 season.[6]
On 22 November 2020, he was appointed to be the head coach of Emirati side Hatta.[7]
Honours
- Telkom Cup
- Winner: 2009/2010; 2010/2011 (both with Kaizer Chiefs) [8][9][10]
- MTN 8
- Runner-up: 2011/2012 (with Kaizer Chiefs);[11] 2014/2015 (with Orlando Pirates) [12]
- Nedbank Cup
- Winner: 2013/2014 (with Orlando Pirates) [13]
References
- "Čika Crni": "Šabalala? Nema šanse..." article and interview at Sportske.net
- Čika Crni in Serbian means Mr. Black in English, possibly given to Vermezović for his dark facial hair and/or clothing
- Στους Κάιζερ Τσιφς ο πρώην "κυανέρυθρος" Βερμέζοβιτς (in Greek). Sport24. 18 May 2009.
- Samo Partizan – Gandijevski Parni valjak by Srđan Radojević (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 2004. pp. 24–25.
- "Orlando Pirates appoint Head Coach". Orlando Pirates. 14 February 2014.
- https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/teams/orlando-pirates/vladimir-vermezovic-has-left-orlando-pirates/194515
- "فلاديمير مدرباً لحتا وإقالة كونتيس" (in Arabic). Albayan. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- https://www.goal.com/en-za/slideshow/1080/4/title/what-it-takes-to-become-telkom-knockout-champions
- https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/news/amakhosi-given-telkom-trophy/
- http://www.kickoff.com/news/14810/kaizer-chiefs-beat-ajax-cape-town-in-telkom-knockout-cup-final
- http://www.kickoff.com/news/24184/orlando-pirates-beat-kaizer-chiefs-to-win-the-mtn8-cup-final
- https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/multimedia-galleries/gallery-mtn8-final-orlando-pirates-0-1-kaizer-chiefs/177374?page=5
- http://www.kickoff.com/news/44578/nedbank-cup-final-match-report-orlando-pirates-3-1-bidvest-wits
External links
- Vladimir Vermezović at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian) (archived)