Krisztián Vermes (born 7 July 1985) is a retired Hungarian

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Vermes came through the youth ranks at

BVSC Budapest Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club-Zugló is a professional football club based in Zugló, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság III. The club was founded in 1911. Its football section became closed in 2001, but has now reopened, ...

, clinching a move to

Újpest FC Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional football club, based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in 1905 and has been relegat ...

for whom he made his professional league debut in the 2004–05 season. In summer 2008 he sealed a move to

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side Sparta Rotterdam. He played 32 league and 3 KNVB cup games in 2008–09 season.

International career

Vermes made his debut for

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in a December 2005 friendly match against

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and earned his second and last cap so far in the same month against Caribbean minnows

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. Both games are recognized by

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and the Hungarian FA as full internationals but were played with a B-side.

External links

Profile at magyarfutball.hu
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1985 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Association football central defenders Association football fullbacks Hungarian footballers Hungary international footballers Újpest FC players Sparta Rotterdam players Mezőkövesdi SE footballers Kaposvári Rákóczi FC players Szolnoki MÁV FC footballers Kisvárda FC players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Eredivisie players Hungarian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands {{Hungary-footy-defender-stub