Vladimir Vermezović is a Serbian

Serbs

The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

 football manager and former player. He is the current coach of South Africa

South Africa

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n Premier Soccer League

Premier Soccer League

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 club Kaizer Chiefs.

Playing career

Vermezović began playing football for FK Partizan

FK Partizan

Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...

 in the Yugoslav First League

Yugoslav First League

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, before moving abroad to play in Spain for Sporting de Gijón

Sporting de Gijón

Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club from Gijón, Asturias. Founded in 1 June 1905, it currently plays in Spanish first division....

 and UD Salamanca

UD Salamanca

Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 16 March 1923, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2....

. He also played in Greece for Panionios F.C. and finished his playing career with German side Hannover 96

Hannover 96

Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...

.

Managerial career

Following his retirement, Vermezović began coaching with Partizan. He had a brief spell with FC Spartak Trnava

FC Spartak Trnava

FC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. Historically it is one of the most successful clubs in Slovakia, having won the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times, and reaching semifinal of European Cup once and quarterfinal twice. The club plays...

 before joining South African side Kaizer Chiefs in 2009.

External links

• Vladimir Vermezović at reprezentacija.rs