He represented the SFR Yugoslavia national team internationally and was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

[1] Maravić was born in France, as his father was working in Injoux-Génissiat, a small village close to Swiss border.

After the Second World War his family moved back to Yugoslavia, settling in Bajmok, a village close to Subotica.

[3] After retiring as a player, Maravić spent some time coaching and also working in national football union administration, which led him to become an employee of UEFA and FIFA as an international instructor and delegate.

Simultaneously with his sporting career, Maravić had pursued studies, finishing University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics.