 He was the captain of the national team nine times, and participated on two world cups in 1978 and 1982.He was also part of the team on 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, making him the most successful Slovenian player, who played for Celje.The youngster team of Celje, on the other hand, were already the first division champions in 1977, 1979, 1980 and 1982, and vice-champions in 1976, 1978, 1981, 1987 and 1988.