After starting out at his hometown club Budućnost Banovići, Halilović played for Radnički Niš from 1971 to 1983, making 231 appearances and scoring 11 goals in the Yugoslav First League.
[1] In the summer of 1988, Halilović became manager of Radnički Niš for the first time, remaining in charge until late 1989.
In February 2010, Halilović was appointed as manager of Emirati club Al Dhafra.
[2] He spent one month in charge before being replaced by Swiss manager Michel Decastel.
[3] After his second stint at Sinđelić Niš,[4] Halilović returned to Montenegro and served as manager of Lovćen (July–October 2015),[5][6] Cetinje (June–September 2017),[7] and Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje (March 2018–December 2020).