Pešić played for a Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League for five seasons, from 1970 to 1975.

His teammates were Zoran Slavnić, Dragan Kapičić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Dragiša Vučinić, and Goran Rakočević among others.

[1][2][3] Pešić and his wife Ann has three sons; Ljubiša, Mihajlo, and Aleksandar.

His wife Ann was born in Dublin, Ireland.

[4][5] His son Mihajlo (born 1981) is a professional basketball player.