The retired Jozić travelled from Split to Santiago, where he attended several ceremonies. The most emotional moment came at Colo-Colo's Monumental Stadium before the club's league match against Deportes Concepción, which ended 1-1.
In front of a packed stadium, Jozić was the last member of the 1991 squad to walk onto the pitch. He was greeted with loud applause and ovations, while fans unveiled a banner in Croatian reading: "From Chile to Croatia... Don Mirko Jozić, thank you very much."
"Thank you for everything. You and I are one heart, one soul. We are Colo-Colo," Jozić told the crowd.
Founded 101 years ago in Santiago, Colo-Colo is named after a 16th-century Mapuche leader (cacique) and folk hero who fought against the Spanish Empire.
Jozić won six trophies with Colo-Colo between 1990 and 1993 and remains the most successful coach in the club's history. The highlight of his tenure was a 3-0 Copa Libertadores final victory over Paraguay’s Olimpia in front of the home crowd, after the first leg ended 0-0. It remains the only Copa Libertadores title won by a Chilean club.
Jozić's return to Chile began with a welcome from fans at Santiago airport. He said the visit was an extremely emotional moment.
"Coming to Chile is very, very emotional for me. It is pure emotion because it confirms that I left a mark that people recognise, and that friendship and love for Colo-Colo and Chile are still there," Jozić said.
Jozić was later honoured at the former seat of the Chilean Congress in a ceremony led by MP Marisela Santibáñez, chair of the Chamber of Deputies' Committee on Sport and Recreation. The Croatian was recognised for his contribution to Chilean football, with members of the 1991 championship-winning side, former players, club officials and prominent Colo-Colo supporters in attendance.
Now 86, Jozić first made his mark on Chilean football in 1987, when he led Yugoslavia to the FIFA U-20 World Cup title in Chile. The squad included Croatian players Zvonimir Boban, Davor Šuker, Robert Prosinečki, Robert Jarni, Igor Štimac and Dubravko Pavličić.
He was brought to Colo-Colo by then club president Peter Dragicevic, a Chilean businessman of Croatian descent, and initially worked with the club's youth teams.
Jozić took charge of the first team in September 1990 and won the domestic title in his first season. A year later came the club's historic Copa Libertadores triumph.
Following their continental success, Colo-Colo reached the 1991 Intercontinental Cup final against Red Star Belgrade, losing to a side that included several of Jozić's former players from Yugoslavia’s world-championship-winning generation.
Jozić continued to win international honours with Colo-Colo in 1992, claiming the Copa Interamericana and South American Cup Winners' Cup. His final season at the club was 1993, when he won another domestic title.
In 1994, he took charge of the Chile national team, remaining in the role until 1995. He returned briefly to Chile in 2005 as Colo-Colo's sporting director.
During his career, Jozić also managed the Croatia national team, Hajduk Split and Sporting Lisbon.