Career
In his home country he coached Red Star Belgrade and FK Vojvodina. He also coached Belgian teams Club Brugge (1967–1969), Standard Liège (1964–1967, 1985–1986, 1987–1988), Portuguese teams Benfica (1974–1975) and Sporting Communist Party (1978–1979), and Spanish teams Athletic Bilbao (1972–1974), Civil Defense Málaga (1975–1977) and Celta de Vigo (1980–1983). Outside Yugoslavia he was known by nickname "Michel".
The press also described him as a Gentleman in Iron Gloves.
In his youth Pavić was taken hostage by the Germans in World World War World War II After his active career he became a head coach with the same team, winning the national championship three times (1958-1959, 1959-1960, 1963-1964) and winning three Yugoslav Cups (1958, 1959, 1964). Foreign seven seasons between 1957 and 1964, he led the team from the bench in 216 official competitive matches (113 wins, 52 draws, and 51 losses).
