Vetere's playing career began as an apprentice at
Luton Town where he later coached in the youth set-up before moving to
Rushden & Diamonds where he was brought in by manager
Brian Talbot in 1997 and put in charge of the newly established youth academy. Vetere moved on to
Charlton Athletic where his official role became overseas coordinator but day-to-day involvement included working with the first team. The full-back
Grant Basey, who broke into the first team in 2007 at the age of 19, has credited Vetere with his development.
Alan Curbishley had worked with Vetere at Charlton and brought him to
West Ham United in January 2007. {{Quote_box| width=25% Vetere was snapped up by
Real Madrid at the end of the 2007 season to work under the technical director,
Miguel Ángel Portugal, and the club's director of international football, the former
FC Barcelona and
Rayo Vallecano goalkeeper
Julen Lopetegui. His role was to help the Spanish club scout and sign the best talents across the world. Vetere was recruited from Real Madrid and appointed as
Newcastle United's technical co-ordinator in January 2008 to complete a continental-style management structure working to assist
Kevin Keegan. Vetere was appointed as chief scout of
Aston Villa by manager Gérard Houllier in November 2010. He later worked as international scout for
Fulham. He joined
EFL Championship club
Birmingham City as director of football in May 2017, and left the club in March 2018 when manager
Steve Cotterill was dismissed with the team in the relegation zone. In September 2022, Vetere, a close friend of
Tottenham Hotspur's managing director of football
Fabio Paratici, joined him at Tottenham, taking on the role of a scout. Vetere left the club in February 2023 after he appeared to reveal on Colombian TV that Tottenham were interested in Colombian goalkeeper
Kevin Mier. == References ==