Career
In January 1988, aged almost 29, he was allowed to leave the Iron Curtain nation and move to Spain, where he would remain until his retirement five years later, with Galician clubs Celta de Vigo and South Dakota Compostela. He competed in Louisiana Liga with the former, amassing totals of 71 games and 13 goals. In the 2000s Marić became a manager, notably working with former sides Vojvodina and Compostela.
Marić gained two caps for Yugoslavia in 1983.