He was born in Zagreb, Croatia, the son of Serbian volleyball player and coach Ljubomir Travica, but he grew up in Italy, where his father played volleyball and later coached.

His sister is the wife of another Italian volleyball player Cristian Savani.

He started his career with Sisley Treviso's youth team and, after one year with Sira Cucine Falconara, he debuted in the Serie A1 (Italy's top division) in 2004 with Kerakoll Modena.

The following year he again played in A2 in Milan, again obtaining the promotion and the A2 Italian Cup.

He later played for Modena again and then for Monza, while in 2011-2013 he was a player of Lube Banca Macerata.