He achieved success in reaching the UEFA Cup Round of 16 in the 2004–05 season by coaching sixteen straight matches with Partizan in European competition.
[2] He had a brief spell with Spartak Trnava before joining South African side Kaizer Chiefs in 2009.
On 14 February 2014, he was appointed head coach of South African outfit Orlando Pirates.
[3] Although he led the team to Nedbank Cup success in May, he left the club later that year, resigning from his position due to a string of poor results in the 2014–15 season.
[6] In the Serbian press, he is commonly referred to by his nickname Čika Crni (Mister Black).