Budun Khachabekovich Budunov (russian: Будун Хачабекович Будунов; born 4 December 1975) is a former

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n professional football player. He currently works as the president of the

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North ...

's Football Union.

Honours

* Russian Cup finalist: 2001. *

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Zone 1 top scorer: 1997 (35 goals).

Death of Serhiy Perkhun

On 19 August 2001, during a game against

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, Budunov had a head on head collision with goalkeeper

Serhiy Perkhun Serhiy Volodymyrovych Perkhun (; 4 September 1977 – 28 August 2001) was a Ukrainian footballer. He is the only player to date in the history of the Russian Premier League to die from injuries sustained during an official game. Career In 199 ...

, who sustained serious head trauma during the collision and died 9 days later from a brain hemorrhage. Budunov himself suffered a serious concussion and was treated in intensive care.

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* 1975 births Living people People from Kizilyurt Russian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Russian Premier League players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Moscow players FC Tom Tomsk players FC Akhmat Grozny players Russian people of Dagestani descent Sportspeople from Dagestan {{Russia-footy-forward-1970s-stub