Born in Bosanska Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, to a Bosnian Serb family, he started playing with FK Kozara Gradiška but his playing career highlights were during his spells in the Yugoslav First League with OFK Beograd,[2] FK Borac Banja Luka, NK Rijeka and FK Partizan, before moving to Spain to play in La Liga with Deportivo de La Coruña.
Sredojević started his coaching career in 1993 and went to manage several clubs in Bosnia, Serbia and Slovenia.
[3][better source needed] Notably he was assistant-coach of four Bosnia national team coaches, between 2007 and 2014, enjoying full confidence as a tactician and analyst.
[4] Notably, Sredojević assisted Fuad Muzurović (2007), Meho Kodro (2008), Miroslav Blažević (2008–2009) and Safet Sušić (2010–2014).
[7] Meanwhile, he also led Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Leotar as the head coach.