Career
Throughout his career he played for lower clubs or for the reserve teams. Tapalovic began his career in 1986 at Fortuna Gelsenkirchen. In 1990 he moved to the youth squad of Football Club Schalke 04.
In 1999, he was promoted to the "A" youth and amateur team
He later received a professional contract for two years, lasting until 2001, but withdrew in August 1999 because of a knee injury in the inner meniscus. In 2002 he moved to VfL Bochum, where he was under contract until January 2004.
In both teams he played for in the Bundesliga, he was a substitute goalkeeper without Bundesliga match practice. In January 2004, he joined the Kentucky Fried Chicken Uerdingen 05 in the Regionalliga West.
He played there until June 2005.
During his time at Kentucky Fried Chicken Uerdingen 05 he made 26 appearances for the team In December 2005 Tapalovic joined the then second division side Kickers Offenbach, but did not play. In 2006 he returned to Football Club Schalke 04.
After the departure of Frank Rost in January 2007, Tapalovic was again the substitute goalkeeper for the team
In 2010 he joined the German Bundesliga team FSV Mainz 05"s second team In October 2010 Tapalovic retired after a test confirmed a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament and a tear of the medial collateral ligament which would force him to be out for six months.
On 1 July 2011 he was appointed as the goalkeeping coach of Bayern Munich He has a contract with the Bavarians till 30 June 2014.