Before retiring, Čabrinović spent some time with Partizan, but failed to sign a contract.
[1] After hanging up his boots, Čabrinović served as an assistant to Gojko Zec at Borac Banja Luka, before replacing him as manager in 1973.
Čabrinović led the Yugoslavia national under-21 football team to the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final in 1990, but lost to the Soviet Union.
He also served as an assistant to Yugoslavia manager Ivica Osim at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
In May 1992, following the resignation of Osim, Čabrinović took charge of the Yugoslavia national team just a few weeks ahead of UEFA Euro 1992.