Coaching Career
Vermes was appointed as the technical Director for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer on November 15, 2006. He was named interim manager of the Wizards on August 4, 2009, one day after predecessor Curt Onalfo was fired by the team. The team was in sixth place in MLS' Eastern Conference with a 5–6–7 record and coming off a 6–0 road loss to FC Dallas three nights earlier. Vermes would lead to the Wizards to a 3-7-2 record down the stretch.
On November 9, 2009, it was reported that the Wizards would announce that they were removing the interim tag from his title.
In additional to his work with the Wizards, Vermes worked as a broadcaster for the San Jose Earthquakes, 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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