Vladimir Vermezović (

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: Владимир Вермезовић; born 30 June 1963) is a Serbian

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and former

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Playing career

Vermezović started playing football with Partizan in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

, before moving abroad to play in Spain for

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and

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

. He also played in Greece for

Panionios F.C. Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

and finished his playing career with German side

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Managerial career

Following his retirement, Vermezović began coaching with Partizan. He achieved success in reaching the

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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 became head coach again. 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

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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 left the club in May 2021 as he failed to keep the club in the league. On 6 September 2023, Vermezović was unveiled as new head coach of

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club Mura.

Personal life

In the Serbian press, he is commonly referred to by his nickname ''Čika Crni'' (Mister Black).

Honours

Kaizer Chiefs * Telkom Cup: 2009, 2010 *

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runner-up: 2011 Orlando Pirates * MTN 8 runner-up: 2014 *

: 2014 Partizan * 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga * UEFA Europa League– Group Stage * UEFA Europa League 1/8 Round

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