Fausto Budicin (born 1 May 1981) is a Croatian professional

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and former

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who was most recently manager of

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club

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Managerial career

On 27 March 2019, Budicin was appointed new manager at

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club Orijent 1919. His first success at Orijent bench came at the end of the season; Orijent gained promotion to the second-tier

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finishing third in the 2018–19 Treća HNL West season. 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

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, 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

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for a higher tier, in which Istra 1961 was more successful. After Orijent failed to gain promotion to the first tier, Budicin was named head coach of Istra 1961 on 26 August 2020, succeeding

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, whose contract expired and was not renewed. However he has been sacked on 11 February 2021. Budicin was named manager of Rijeka in June 2022, only to be replaced by

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Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Istra *

(South): 2001–02 Olimpija Ljubljana * Slovenian Cup: 2002–03 Rijeka *

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: 2005–06 Individual *Most appearances in Derby della Učka

Manager

Orijent 1919 *

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(West) third-place promotion: 2018–19

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Budicin, Fausto 1981 births Living people Footballers from Pula Croatian people of Italian descent Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Istra players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players ASKÖ Pasching players HNK Rijeka players NK Istra 1961 players HNK Rijeka II players Croatian Football League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Second Football League (Croatia) players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Croatian football managers HNK Orijent managers NK Istra 1961 managers HNK Rijeka managers HNK Rijeka non-playing staff 21st-century Croatian sportsmen