Career
Jurtin joined Sturm Graz in the summer of 1974 under coach Karl Schlechta and immediately forced his way into the starting eleven. By the time Jurtin left Sturm Graz in 1987, he had made 373 appearances for them, scoring 119 league goals. The blond-haired number 11 was the first Graz player to break the 100-goal barrier in the league.
He made two appearances for them in the 1982, against Chile and Northern Ireland.
On 5 December 2006, he died of cancer at the age of 51.