jerković was born in split. he played for hajduk split between 1968 and 1978, winning three league titles and five yugoslav cups. he also played for swiss side fc zürich, winning a league title and swiss league cup in 1981. he played for the yugoslavia between 1970 and 1982, scoring six goals. he played for the yugoslav national team at the 1974 fifa world cup, uefa euro 1976 and the 1982 fifa world cup.