 He was a professional football player with Dinamo Zagreb, winning 11 Yugoslavian U-21 caps.He played a minor role among the great players who still have their huge amount of respect today, mostly because in 1967 he was part of a team that won the UEFA cup and in 1982 a Yugoslavian championship.During his playing years with Dinamo as a defender from 1971 to 1981 he played in 384 games scoring 14 goals.