Fausto Budicin Explained

Fausto Budicin
Birth Date:	1981 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:	1.86 m
Position:	Defender
Youthyears1:	1990–1999
Youthclubs1:	Rovinj
Years1:	1999–2002
Clubs1:	Istra
Years2:	2002–2005
Caps2:	70
Goals2:	7
Years3:	2005
Clubs3:	ASKÖ Pasching
Caps3:	11
Goals3:	0
Years4:	2005–2011
Clubs4:	Rijeka
Caps4:	137
Goals4:	10
Years5:	2006–2007
Clubs5:	→ Pula Staročeško (loan)
Caps5:	14
Goals5:	1
Years6:	2011–2014
Clubs6:	Istra 1961
Caps6:	75
Goals6:	2
Years7:	2014–2016
Caps7:	53
Goals7:	1
Nationalyears1:	2001
Nationalteam1:	Croatia U20
Nationalcaps1:	2
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	2002
Nationalteam2:	Croatia U21
Nationalcaps2:	2
Nationalgoals2:	0
Manageryears1:	2016–2019
Managerclubs1:	Rijeka U15
Manageryears2:	2019–2020
Managerclubs2:	Orijent 1919
Manageryears3:	2020–2021
Managerclubs3:	Istra 1961
Manageryears4:	2022
Managerclubs4:	Rijeka

Fausto Budicin (born 1 May 1981) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who was most recently manager of Croatian First Football League club Rijeka

Managerial career

On 27 March 2019, Budicin was appointed new manager at Croatian Third Football League club Orijent 1919.^[1] His first success at Orijent bench came at the end of the season; Orijent gained promotion to the second-tier Druga HNL finishing third in the 2018–19 Treća HNL West season.^[2]

In the club's inaugural second league season, Budicin led the squad to finish in third at the league table in March 2020, when the championship was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia. NK Croatia Zmijavci, which finished second in the league championship, did not ask for a license to play in the First League, so Orijent took their place in the relegation play-offs for a higher tier, in which Istra 1961 was more successful.^[3]

After Orijent failed to gain promotion to the first tier, Budicin was named head coach of Istra 1961 on 26 August 2020, succeeding Ivan Prelec, whose contract expired and was not renewed.^[4] However he has been sacked on 11 February 2021.^[5] Budicin was named manager of Rijeka in June 2022,^[6] only to be replaced by Serse Cosmi after two months.^[7]

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Croatia			League		Croatian Cup		Super Cup		Europe		Total
1999–2000	Istra	Prva HNL	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
2000–01		Druga HNL - South	–		–		–		–		–
2000–01		Druga HNL - South	–		–		–		–		–
Slovenia			League		Slovenian Cup		Super Cup		Europe		Total
2002–03	Olimpija Ljubljana	Slovenian PrvaLiga	23	1	6	0	–		–		29	1
2003–04			31	5	1	0	–		2	0	32	5
2004–05			16	1	2	0	–		–		18	1
Austria			League		ÖFB Cup		Super Cup		Europe		Total
2004–05	ASKÖ Pasching	Austrian Bundesliga	11	0	1	0	–		–		12	0
Croatia			League		Croatian Cup		Super Cup		Europe		Total
2005–06	Rijeka	Prva HNL	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
2006–07	Pula Staročeško		14	1	0	0	–		–		11	0
2006–07	Rijeka		13	2	2	0	–		–		15	2
2007–08			32	1	2	0	–		–		33	1
2008–09			25	3	4	0	–		2	0	31	3
2009–10			27	2	2	0	–		4	0	32	2
2010–11			30	2	4	0	–		–		34	2
2011–12	Istra 1961		14	0	1	0	–		–		15	0
2012–13			30	1	1	0	–		–		31	1
2013–14			31	1	4	0	–		–		35	1
2014–15	Rijeka		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2014–15	Rijeka II	Treća HNL - West	27	1	–		–		–		27	1
2015–16	Rijeka II	Treća HNL - West	26	1	–		–		–		26	0
Total	Croatia		265	15	21	0	1	0	6	0	293	15
	Slovenia		70	7	9	0	0	0	2	0	81	7
	Austria		11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	Career total		346	22	31	0	1	0	8	0	386	22