He started his career with Croatian side Hajduk Split in 2002 winning there twice the Croatian Premier League and one Cup. In 2010 he was signed by Rangers, with whom he won the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish League Cup in his first season. He moved to England with Everton in January 2012, Hull City two years later and afterward to West Ham. Today he's acadamy trainer at Lokolotiva Zagreb.

2004–2007 Hajduk Split
2007–2008 SV Zulte Waregem
2008–2010 SK Rapid Wien
2010–2012 Glasgow Rangers
2012–2014 FC Everton
2014–2015 Hull City
2015-2016 West Ham United
2016-2017 Beijing Renhe FC
2017-2020 GZ Hengfeng
2020-2021 Lokomotiva Zagreb