 By fall 2008, Žilić lost his place in the first team and got demoted to as low as training with the youth team.He finally left them in the 2009 winter transfer window and moved to Slovenian club Gorica.Žilić made his international debut for FR Yugoslavia on 23 September 1998, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ivica Kralj in a 1–1 away friendly draw at Brazil, while keeping a clean sheet in the process.