Bandov was born in Livno, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia.
He spent most of 1976 on the Sounders reserve team, only making the first team after midfield winger Jimmy Robertson suffered a broken leg from a brutal tackle from Julio Navarro in a July 24, 1976 game against the Philadelphia Atoms.
Though he saw limited playing time in just under two seasons in Tampa Bay, he was a reserve in the Rowdies' 3–1 loss to the Cosmos in Soccer Bowl '78.
In April 1983, Team America announced it had signed Bandov from the Cosmos on a game-by-game basis.
[4] In 1984, Bandov moved to the Fort Lauderdale Sun of the United Soccer League.
Bandov began his national team career with a bang, scoring the tying goal.