1. Peter Joseph Vermes is an American professional soccer coach and former player.
25 Facts About Peter Vermes
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Peter Vermes was 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.
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Peter Vermes grew up in Delran Township, New Jersey and played high school soccer at Delran High School.
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Peter Vermes played his first year in college on the men's soccer team at Loyola College in Maryland under head coach Bill Sento.
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Peter Vermes then transferred and played three years of college soccer at Rutgers University, from 1985 to 1987.
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In May 1991, Peter Vermes returned to the United States and played three games, scoring a single goal against the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Professional Soccer League.
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Peter Vermes then moved to Spain where he played for Spanish Second Division club Figueres from 1991 to 1995.
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Peter Vermes was recognized as the MLS Defender of the Year, while his teammate Tony Meola won both the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and MLS MVP awards.
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Peter Vermes played two more seasons with the Wizards, struggling with injuries but playing every game he was healthy for, before announcing his retirement at the end of the 2002 season.
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Peter Vermes received his first cap May 14,1988, against Colombia, and would in all receive 66 caps for the team, playing in the 1988 Olympics, the 1990 World Cup and the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Peter Vermes later said he thought that his outspoken comments had doomed him politically.
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Peter Vermes was named the 1988 US Soccer Athlete of the Year and US Olympic Player of the Year.
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Peter Vermes ended his futsal career with 11 caps and 7 goals.
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Peter Vermes was appointed as the technical Director for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer in November 2006.
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Peter Vermes was named interim coach of the Wizards on August 4,2009, one day after predecessor Curt Onalfo was fired by the team.
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In 2012, Peter Vermes won his first piece of silverware as a head coach, leading the renamed Sporting Kansas City to a penalty shootout win over three-time defending champions Seattle Sounders FC to win the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
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Peter Vermes won his third trophy as Sporting KC coach when his side won the 2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by defeating the Philadelphia Union on penalties at Talen Energy Stadium.
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In February 2023, Peter Vermes signed a five-year extension with Sporting Kansas City through the 2028 MLS season.
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Peter Vermes worked as a broadcaster for the San Jose Earthquakes.
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Peter Vermes serves as the technical Director of Coaching for the Blue Valley Soccer Club in Overland Park, Kansas, and was an assistant coach for the US Under-20 National Team.
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Peter Vermes's parents immigrated to the United States from Hungary as refugees during the 1956 revolution.
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Peter Vermes's father, Michael, was a professional footballer for Budapest Honved FC and operated an indoor soccer training center in New Jersey after immigrating.
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Peter Vermes married his wife Susan, who he met in high school, in 1990.
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Peter Vermes was arrested for a suspected DUI on August 24,2010, by police in Gardner, Kansas.
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Peter Vermes accepted one year of probation and the charge was dropped.