After playing youth football with several local area clubs, he caught the attention of OFK Beograd, a more established club that included Ćurčić in their youth system.
In a 1991 interview for Tempo, Ćurčić admitted that he had cheered for Red Star Belgrade since he was a small child [REF] - however, later on, he repeatedly stated that he was a supporter of FK Partizan [REF].