He won a runners-up medal in the 2008 Scottish League Cup Final, his second match for the club, after the narrow defeat to Rangers at Hampden Park.
[4] The following season, Kovačević scored his first goal, an equaliser in a 3–3 draw against Rangers in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals,[5] After the match, Kovačević criticized Kris Boyd for diving and winning two penalties[6] and hit back on referee Dougie McDonald for his role during the match.
[11] Ahead of a new season, Kovačević suffered another injury during a trip to visit his family in Switzerland, which left him out for four months,[12] as a result Dundee United sought an operation for Mihael.
[citation needed] After not being offered a new deal with Dundee United in summer of 2011, he signed for NK Zadar as a free agent in October 2011.
[19][20] Having spent time on the bench for the next five games, Kovačević finally made his debut against - his former club in a 1–1 draw, having come on as a substitute for Ross Tokely on 14 September 2012.
[citation needed] It was confirmed on 21 May 2013 that Kovačević had been handed a contract extension as a reward for the fifth-placed finish in the SPL.
[22] After a move to Hungary in 2015 and then back to his native Switzerland in 2016, Kovačević retired from professional football on 1 July 2017.