Mario Budimir

Mario Budimir
	Budimir in 2019 in Prsepolis
Personal information
Full name	Mario Budimir
Date of birth	12 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Sinj, Croatia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Tekstilac Sinj
	Junak Sinj
	Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Hajduk Split
2005	→ Uskok (loan)
2005–2006	→ Mosor (loan)
2006	→ Šibenik (loan)
2007–2012	Ergotelis
2012–2013	APOEL
2014	Panetolikos
2015–2017	Enosis Neon Paralimni
2017–2018	Rudeš
2018–2019	Dinamo Zagreb
2019	Persepolis
2019–2021	Lokomotiva
2021	Al-Shoulla
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

Mario Budimir (born 12 February 1986) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a center forward.

Club career

Croatia

Budimir started his professional career with HNK Hajduk Split, in the season 2004–05. In January 2005, he was loaned from Hajduk Split to NK Uskok and in August 2005, he was loaned to NK Mosor. He started the season 2005–06 with Hajduk split (appearing in two matches), but he was loaned for the third time to HNK Šibenik in July 2006.

Ergotelis

On 10 January 2007, Budimir moved to Greece and signed a four-year contract with Super League side Ergotelis.^[1] He developed into the club's first choice striker under coach Nikos Karageorgiou, staying in Crete for six seasons, in which he appeared in 139 Super League matches and scored 24 goals. Until his departure in 2012, after the team was relegated to the Football League, Budimir had become the club's all-time top-scorer in the Super League, and ranked second all-time top-scorer in all domestic football competitions, behind former teammate Patrick Ogunsoto. Budimir still holds the record for most goals scored for Ergotelis in top-flight and as of 2017, ranks 4th in domestic league overall top-scorers for the club. His 139 Super League caps for Ergotelis also rank him third in top-flight appearances for the club (and 6th in domestic football competitions).

APOEL

On 4 July 2012, Budimir signed a two-year contract with the Cypriot club APOEL.^[2] At the end of the season he became a champion for the first time in his career after winning the 2012–13 Cypriot First Division with the club. During his spell at APOEL, Budimir appeared in 30 league matches and scored 4 goals. On 31 December 2013, APOEL terminated Budimir's contract with the club by mutual consent.^[3]

Panetolikos

On 7 January 2014, Budimir returned to Greece and signed a six-month contract with Panetolikos.^[4] He left the club in June.

Enosis Neon Paralimni

In January 2015, Budimir signed a six-month contract with Cypriot Second Division club Enosis Neon Paralimni rejoining his former coach at Ergotelis, Nikos Karageorgiou. He appeared in 10 matches scoring 7 goals, helping the club win the championship and gain promotion to the First Division. On 22 May 2015, it was announced that Budimir had extended his contract with the club.

NK Rudeš

Budimir moved to NK Rudeš in the summer of 2017, and impressed in his first season at the club, scoring 13 goals. However, following a dispute with his manager, he terminated his contract with Rudeš.^[5]

Dinamo Zagreb

On 30 April, Budimir reportedly completed a move to Dinamo Zagreb, signing on a one-year contract.^[6] Dinamo confirmed the move on 1 May, with Budimir set to wear the No. 9 shirt, previously worn by Ángelo Henríquez.^[7]^[8] Budimir scored on his debut for the club, on 4 May, in a 2–2 draw away at Slaven Belupo.^[9]

Persepolis

Budimir playing against Sanat Naft Abadan in 2019

On 28 January 2019, Budimir signed an eighteen-month contract with Persepolis FC.^[10]^[11] He made his debut for Persepolis against Sepidrood Rasht on 31 January 2019.^[12] Budimir scored his first goal for Persepolis in a 1–1 draw against Pakhtakor on 5 March 2019, In the 2019 AFC Champions League.^[13]^[14] Budimir finished the 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League at Persepolis with 1 goal from 10 appearances.

Lokomotiva Zagreb

He joined NK Lokomotiva on 6 July 2019.

Honours

APOEL

Cypriot First Division: 2012–13
Cypriot Super Cup: 2013

Enosis Neon Paralimni

Cypriot Second Division: 2014–15

Persepolis

References

^ Μπουντιμίρ ο τρίτος [Budimir the third signing] (in Greek). sport24.gr. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ "Mario Budimir" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ Ανακοίνωση [Announcement] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^ "Mario Budimir signs with Panetolikos" (in Greek). Panetolikos F.C. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
^ "Budimir nakon napada na trenera na parkiralištu odlazi iz Rudeša" (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Treći strijelac lige u Dinamu: Budimir igra već idući vikend!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^ "Mario Budimir novi igrač Dinama | Dinamo Zagreb". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Mario Budimir: Ovo je filmska priča, još ne mogu vjerovati" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ LiveScore, SofaScore.com. "NK Slaven Belupo GNK Dinamo Zagreb rezultati uživo – SofaScore.com". sofascore.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Croatian striker Budimir joins Iran's Persepolis – Xinhua | English.news.cn". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ "Mario Budimir officially joins Persepolis". Tehran Times. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ "حرف های بودیمیر پس از برد پرسپولیس مقابل سپیدرود". پایگاه خبری جماران – Jamaran (in Persian). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ "اولین گل بودیمیر در لباس پرسپولیس". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^ "Group D: Persepolis FC (IRN) 1-1 Pakhtakor (UZB)". the-afc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

External links

Mario Budimir at the Croatian Football Federation
Mario Budimir at APOEL FC official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 March 2016)
Mario Budimir at Soccerway
Mario Budimir at World Soccer Stats at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 June 2007)
Mario Budimir at WorldFootball.net

[1] Μπουντιμίρ ο τρίτος [Budimir the third signing] (in Greek). sport24.gr. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[2] "Mario Budimir" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[3] Ανακοίνωση [Announcement] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

[4] "Mario Budimir signs with Panetolikos" (in Greek). Panetolikos F.C. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

[5] "Budimir nakon napada na trenera na parkiralištu odlazi iz Rudeša" (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[6] "Treći strijelac lige u Dinamu: Budimir igra već idući vikend!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[7] "Mario Budimir novi igrač Dinama | Dinamo Zagreb". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[8] "Mario Budimir: Ovo je filmska priča, još ne mogu vjerovati" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[9] LiveScore, SofaScore.com. "NK Slaven Belupo GNK Dinamo Zagreb rezultati uživo – SofaScore.com". sofascore.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[10] "Croatian striker Budimir joins Iran's Persepolis – Xinhua | English.news.cn". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[11] "Mario Budimir officially joins Persepolis". Tehran Times. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[12] "حرف های بودیمیر پس از برد پرسپولیس مقابل سپیدرود". پایگاه خبری جماران – Jamaran (in Persian). Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[13] "اولین گل بودیمیر در لباس پرسپولیس". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 24 May 2019.

[14] "Group D: Persepolis FC (IRN) 1-1 Pakhtakor (UZB)". the-afc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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