He subsequently spent three seasons with Dinamo Zagreb, also playing for them in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League in 1998.

Jurčić made his debut for Croatia in a June 1997 Kirin Cup match against hosts Japan, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Nenad Pralija, and earned a total of 21 caps, scoring no goals.

[3] He returned to Dinamo after Vahid Halilhodžić resigned in 2011 and remained manager until December of the same year, when he was fired after Zagreb's final group game of the UEFA Champions League against Lyon, having failed to pick up any points.

On 22 August 2013, Jurčić was sacked after Dinamo Zagreb lost 2–0 at home to Austria Wien in the Europa League play-off round.

[7] In November 2017, Jurčić signed a contract with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation to become the new head of youth player development.