Peter Vermes

Peter Vermes
Personal information
Full name Peter Joseph Vermes
Date of birth (1966-11-21) November 21, 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Willingboro, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Sporting Kansas City (head coach)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984 Loyola Greyhounds
1985–1987 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 New Jersey Eagles (2)
1989 Győr 9 (0)
1989–1990 Volendam 28 (5)
1991 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 (1)
1991–1995 Figueres 28 (4)
1995New York Fever (loan) 25 (16)
1996 MetroStars 33 (1)
1997–1999 Colorado Rapids 98 (8)
2000–2002 Kansas City Wizards 78 (2)
Total 302 (39)
International career
1988–1997 United States 66 (11)
Managerial career
2009– Sporting Kansas City[a]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 1991
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 1993
Men's Soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Joseph Vermes (/vɜːrˈms/; born November 21, 1966) is an American professional soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.

Entering the 2023 MLS season, Vermes is currently the longest-tenured head coach in MLS and has won four major trophies as a manager, the second most of all active coaches in MLS.[1][2]

As a player, Vermes spent several seasons playing in Hungary, the Netherlands, before establishing himself as a defender in Major League Soccer, playing for MetroStars, Colorado Rapids and the Kansas City Wizards. Vermes was also a regular member of the United States national team throughout the 1990s, and represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

On April 4, 2013, Vermes was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[3]


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  3. ^ "Delran native Peter Vermes elected to U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame". The Inquirer. April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2013.