Making his senior domestic league debut for Varteks against Zadar on 7 August 2004, Pokrivač went on to establish himself as a regular at the club in 2005.

In 2006, he also played for Varteks in the two-legged final of the Croatian Cup, where they lost to Rijeka on away goals after a 5–5 draw on aggregate.

His good performances at Varteks eventually secured him a move to Croatia's top club Dinamo Zagreb in the winter break of the 2006–07 season.

He made his league debut on 23 February 2008 in Monaco's 1–1 draw at Paris Saint-Germain, playing the full 90 minutes.

On 4 March 2009, he also scored one goal for Monaco in their 2–0 win at AC Ajaccio in the Coupe de France round of 16.

On 24 August 2009, it was announced that Pokrivač signed a three-year contract with Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg.

[8] In September 2021, Pokrivač returned to football, albeit amateur, by joining sixth-tier NK Pušća from the eponymous municipality.

[13] On 5 May 2008, he received his first call-up for the Croatia national team at senior level, being added to their 23-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland.

[14] He went on to make his international debut on 24 May 2008 in a friendly match against Moldova in Rijeka, coming on as a substitute for Niko Kovač in the 59th minute.