Career
Popović played one game for the Croatia national football team, on 20 April 1994 against Slovakia in a friendly game, scoring in the 67th minute after being brought on at half time as a substitute. Popović played for several Prva HNL sides during his career, including NK Zagreb, Kamen Ingrad and HNK Šibenik, with whom he was the league top scorer in the 1998-1999 season with 21 goals. As of May 2010 and the conclusion of the 2009-2010 Prva HNL season, Popović is ranked as the third all-time top scorer in Prva HNL with 111 goals scored, behind Igor Cvitanović (126) and Davor Vugrinec (136).