 On 19 June 2018, he was appointed the manager of the Croatian First Football League club Gorica, which he led to the fifth place in the 2018–19 league season.On 24 February 2020, following the 6–0 loss to Hajduk Split, he was sacked by the club.On 23 April 2020, Jakirović was named the new manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, replacing the most successful manager of the club, Darko Milanič.