Peter Vermes is a former professional player. Vermes spent his first year of college at Loyola of Mayrland, before transferring to Rutgers Univeristy. He played three years of college soccer at Rutgers. In his final season, Vermes scored 21 goals and 10 assists for the team, finishing a first team All-American, as well as runner-up for the National Player of the Year Award.

As a player, Vermes spent several seasons playing in Hungary, the Netherlands, before establishing himself as a defender in Major League Soccer, playing for MetroStars, Colorado Rapids and the Kansas City Wizards. Vermes was also 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. Vermes was named the 1988 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year and U.S. Olympic Player of the Year.

On April 4, 2013, Vermes was elected to the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame. As of 2020, he is the current the head coach of Sporting Kansas City and the longest tenured head coach in the MLS. He is also second most winningest of all active coaches in MLS with four major trophies, as of 2020.