He stayed at the club until 1984, playing in 345 games and scoring 158 goals before moving to Croatian rival Hajduk Split where he stayed from 1984 until 1987 playing in 114 games and scoring 42 goals.

After Croatian independence, he played abroad in Austria with Sturm Graz (1991–92) and Lebring (1993–94).

Internationally, Deverić was part of Yugoslavia's 1982 FIFA World Cup, but did not play.

[2] Deverić scored 5 goals at the 1984 Summer Olympics and was a joint Top Scorer with Boro Cvetković.

He also worked as an assistant to manager Igor Pamić at OFK Titograd[3] and took charge at lower league side Lomnica in March 2021.