Prior to playing professionally, Kodelja played in the
Pacific Coast Soccer League, playing at least the 1969–70 season with
Columbus F.C. In 1974, he signed with the
Vancouver Whitecaps in the team's inaugural season in the league. In 1976, he moved to the
San Antonio Thunder. At the end of the season, the team moved to Hawaii where it became
Team Hawaii in 1977. In 1978, he was back on the mainland with the
San Jose Earthquakes; 1981 with the
Calgary Boomers; 1982 and 1983 with the
Toronto Blizzard; and 1984 with the
Chicago Sting. He remained with the Sting when the team moved to the
Major Indoor Soccer League following the collapse of the NASL. ==National team==