On 27 March 2019, Budicin was appointed new manager at
Croatian Third Football League club
Orijent 1919. 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. 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. 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. However he has been sacked on 11 February 2021. Budicin was named manager of Rijeka in June 2022, only to be replaced by
Serse Cosmi after two months. ==Career statistics==