René Vermunt (26 August 1952) is a Dutch retired professional footballer and football manager. From 1970 to 1983, he was an

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

and

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goalkeeper for

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. He went on to become the manager of several football clubs in the Rotterdam region.

Sports career

Goalkeeper

In 1979, Vermunt showed his behind during a game against

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after receiving a yellow card. His football career came to an end in April 1983, due to a knee injury from September 1982.

Football manager

Vermunt first coached VV Heerjansdam (1988–1989), with whom he immediately won an

Eerste Klasse The Eerste Klasse () started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into ten divisions. These divisions correspond to the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association: each district i ...

championship. Vermunt's temper did not help him once more as he got into a fight with the club's president and was fired before the promotion playoff. Next he coached SSS Klaaswaal in the

Tweede Klasse The Tweede Klasse () is the seventh tier of football in the Netherlands and the fifth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 21 divisions, 12 played on Saturday and nine on Sunday. Each division consists of 14 teams. The ch ...

(1990–1991), leading it to relegation, and

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in the Eerste Klasse (1991–93). After once renewing Vermunt's contract, ASWH replaced him with Arie van Zouwen. After a hiatus, Vermunt became the manager of

VV Capelle Voetbalvereniging Capelle is a football club based in Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands. It was founded in 1930. VV Capelle plays its home matches at Sportpark 't Slot. History Since 2018, VV Capelle competes in the Vierde Divisie. In the ...

in 1996. Capelle was at that time a newcomer in the

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. With some breaks, a mature Vermunt managed Capelle until 2011. In 2011, Ronald Klinkenberg took over from Vermunt.

Early and personal life

Vermunt studied physical education. He married Ria van Tilburg in 1981.

References

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