7 6 , ▁following ▁loan ▁sp ells ▁with ▁Oxford ▁United ▁and ▁I ps wich ▁Town . ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur , ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁FA ▁Cup ▁victory ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁loan ed ▁back ▁to ▁L ut on ▁Town , ▁before ▁he ▁went ▁back ▁into ▁non - le ague ▁football ▁with ▁Bar net . ▁He ▁later ▁migr ated ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁played ▁for ▁W its ▁University . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁A ▁goal keeper ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Y ug oslav ▁father , ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁Ser bian ▁community ▁in ▁Ch est erton , ▁Staff ord shire ; ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁child hood ▁friend ▁of ▁future ▁England ▁international ▁Mike ▁Pe j ic . ▁His ▁career ▁started ▁with ▁Gordon ▁Lee ' s ▁Port ▁V ale . ▁He ▁played ▁two ▁FA ▁Cup ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁" Val i ants " ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 ▁season , ▁both ▁First ▁Round ▁games ▁with ▁Sh rew s bury ▁Town ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁conced ed ▁one ▁goal ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁original ▁game ▁and ▁the ▁re play ▁at ▁V ale ▁Park . ▁An ▁emer gency ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁injured ▁Stuart ▁Sh arr att , ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁keen ▁that ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁iron ▁his ▁boot laces ▁before ▁playing . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁free ▁transfer ▁in ▁May