At club level he successfully coached (most notably) Olympiacos, Crvena Zvezda, Partizan, Bečej and Marseille.

[9] He played water polo most notably for Partizan Belgrade, where he won two back-to-back European Champions Cups in 1975 and 1976 under the guidance of coach Vlaho Orlić.

Under his guidance, Yugoslavia was crowned World and European Champions in 1991 and won numerous gold and silver medals in many major international water polo competitions.

[9] In 1997 he coached VK Bečej and led them to the domestic double, winning both the Serbian Championship and Cup.

His training methods, his tactics and his deep understanding of every aspect of the game of water polo exerted a great influence on every player that ever played under his guidance.