He won eight caps for the Sweden national team and was a squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

After some early experiences at local BK Olympic and Yugoslav FK Vojvodina he signed in 1987 with Malmö FF, a stronghold of Swedish football.

He played almost a decade with Malmö winning three Swedish championships and one cup.

Bundesliga club Stuttgarter Kickers before moving to Italy to play the rest of the season with Cosenza Calcio 1914.

In 1997, he accepted the challenge to join his former Malmö and national team colleague Jens Fjellström to sign with Dalian Wanda FC.