 In April 2010, Ćurčić briefly took charge of the Serbia national team by replacing Radomir Antić for a friendly away at Japan, eventually winning the game 3–0.Between 2010 and 2011, Ćurčić served as assistant manager to Vladimir Petrović while Petrović was manager of Serbia.He was caretaker manager of the national team from October 2011 until April 2012.