Vladimir Vermezović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Вермезовић; born 30 June 1963) is a Serbian football coach and former player. Playing career Vermezović (known locally as Vermez or Čika Crni) 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. 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. 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 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. 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. On 22 November 2020, he was appointed head coach of Emirati side Hatta. However, he would leave the club on May as he failed to keep the club in the league. Honours Kaizer Chiefs Telkom Cup: 2009–10; 2010–11 MTN 8 runner-up: 2011–12 Orlando Pirates MTN 8 runner-up: 2014–15 Nedbank Cup: 2013–14 References External links 1963 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Yugoslav footballers Serbian footballers Association football defenders Yugoslavia international footballers Serbian football managers FK Partizan players Sporting de Gijón players UD Salamanca players Panionios F.C. players Hannover 96 players Yugoslav First League players La Liga players Super League Greece players 2. Bundesliga players FK Teleoptik managers FK Partizan managers FC Spartak Trnava managers Kaizer Chiefs F.C. managers Orlando Pirates F.C. managers FK Budućnost Podgorica managers Hatta Club managers UAE Pro League managers Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate football managers in Slovakia Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia