Longest-tenured MLS coach Vermes signs contract extension with SKC

Sporting Kansas City and club legend Peter Vermes have agreed to a five-year contract extension through the 2028 MLS season, the club announced.

NEWS: Sporting Kansas City sign Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes to a contract extension through 2028.

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Vermes is the longest-tenured MLS head coach by far, taking over SKC during the 2009 season. His previous contract was set to expire after the 2023 season.

“Peter is a superlative strategic thinker who loves to win and hates to lose,” SKC co-owner and executive director Mike Illig said in a club statement.

“He continuously demonstrates his commitment to our ownership’s objective to elevate Sporting KC as a perennial contender in a league that grows tougher and tougher every year.”

Vermes led Kansas City as technical director since 2006 – back when they were still the Wizards – and added coaching duties in August 2009.

He spent the final three years of his playing career (2000-02) with Kansas City, winning MLS Cup and the Supporters’ Shield in 2000. He earned 67 caps with the US men’s national team.