Sporting KC parts ways with head coach Peter Vermes
03/31/2025 10:52 AM
MLS' longest-tenured head coach is on his way out of Kansas City.
Sporting KC has mutually agreed to part ways with Manager Peter Vermes, the club announced Monday. Kerry Zavagnin has been appointed as SKC's interim head coach.
Vermes became SKC's technical director in November 2006 and assumed head coaching duties in 2009. He helped the club win MLS Cup in 2013 while also lifting three U.S. Open Cups during his tenure.
His 203 regular season victories are ranked as the third-most in MLS history. Overall, Vermes managed SKC in 609 matches.
"It would be hard to list all of the people I want to thank after 20 seasons in managerial positions at Sporting Kansas City," Vermes said. "I am thankful to everyone, especially ownership for giving me the opportunity of being a steward of this club for the past two decades. I wish the club nothing but the best in the future."
A Delran, New Jersey native, Vermes earned 67 caps for the U.S. men's national team as a player.
SKC sits bottom of the Western Conference with a 0-5-1 record.
