Background
Travica was born in Ervenik and started his career with HAOK Mladost in Zagreb.
Travica was born in Ervenik and started his career with HAOK Mladost in Zagreb.
In 1980 he participated with Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He moved to Italy in 1983, playing for Panini Modena and Padua in Serie First Rate (at Lloyd's) (Italy"s top division), and Vimercate and Brugherio in Serie A2. In 1991 he started his coaching career in Series B1 at Valdagno, and subsequently coached different teams in the First Rate (at Lloyd's) and A2 divisions, before moving to Olympiacos South Carolina (U.S.) in Greece (2002).
In 2008-2011 Travica coached ASSECO Resovia Rzeszów in Poland.