Fausto Budicin

Fausto Budicin (born 1 May 1981) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Croatian First Football League club Istra 1961.

Fausto Budicin

Personal information
Date of birth	1 May 1981
Place of birth	Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Istra 1961 (manager)
Youth career
1990–1999	Rovinj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Istra
2002–2005	Olimpija Ljubljana	70	(7)
2005	ASKÖ Pasching	11	(0)
2005–2011	Rijeka	137	(10)
2006–2007	→ Pula Staročeško (loan)	14	(1)
2011–2014	Istra 1961	75	(2)
2014–2016	Rijeka II	53	(1)
National team^‡
2001	Croatia U20	2	(0)
2002	Croatia U21	2	(0)
Teams managed
2016–2019	Rijeka U15
2019–2020	Orijent 1919
2020–	Istra 1961
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2011

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 finishing 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, that finished in 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]

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			–		–		–		–		–
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
	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			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

[5]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 29 August 2020

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Orijent 1919	27 March 2019	26 August 2020	21	10	6	5	27	26	+1	047.62
Istra 1961	26 August 2020	present	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total			22	10	6	6	28	28	+0	045.45

Honours

Player

Istra

• Druga HNL (South): 2001–02

Olimpija Ljubljana

• Slovenian Cup: 2002–03

Rijeka

• Croatian Cup: 2005–06

Individual

• Most appearances in Derby della Učka

Manager

Orijent 1919

• Treća HNL (West) third-place promotion: 2018–19

References

1. "SPORTFausto Budicin imenovan novim trenerom Orijenta 1919". fiuman.hr. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
2. Ivan Volarić (21 May 2019). "Orijent 1919 dobio licencu za Drugu HNL i izborio viši rang natjecanja". novilist.hr. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
3. "ISTRA 1961 – ORIJENT 1919 0:1 KRAJ! Krimejčani upisali minimalnu pobjedu u Puli, ali nedovoljno za Prvu HNL". novilist.hr. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
4. "FAUSTO BUDICIN NOVI TRENER ISTRE 1961". hntv.hr. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
5. "Fausto Budicin statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

External links

• Fausto Budicin at the Croatian Football Federation
• Fausto Budicin at Croatian Football Statistics