 He returned to football as a manager, managing Velež from 1987 to 1990, then working as a goalkeeping coach at Fortuna Düsseldorf from 1993 to 1998 and Hertha BSC from 1998 to 2010.For a short stint in 1998, Marić was the caretaker manager of Düsseldorf.During 1999, he worked as a goalkeeping coach in the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.