He was born in Smederevo and grew up in Šabac. He started playing for the youth squad of the local team, FK Mačva Šabac, when he was 14 years old and later debuted for the main squad. After graduating highschool, he moved to Belgrade to continue his studies. He joined BSK Belgrade, one of the dominant clubs of Yugoslav football at the time, where he would spend the rest of his career as one of their main defenders.[2]
After retiring as a player, he managed Yugoslavia in the 1950 FIFA World Cup[2] and coached for a long period at lower-league Belgrade club FK Železničar Beograd. He died in 1987 in Belgrade.[2]
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