Igor Budan represented the Croatia national football team at UEFA Euro 2008.
10 Facts About Igor Budan
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Since leaving hometown club NK Rijeka, Budan spent most of the rest of his career playing for football clubs across Italy.
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Igor Budan played for his native NK Rijeka for two seasons before moving to Italy in 1999.
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Igor Budan was one of the players transferred to Palermo from Venezia in 2002.
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Igor Budan spent two very good seasons between 2003 and 2005 with Atalanta, where he was a regular.
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Igor Budan returned to Palermo by the end of the season and remained in Sicily due to the club failing to find a team for him.
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Igor Budan was capped for the Croatian U-18 team at the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship and the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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Igor Budan played in 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualification.
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Igor Budan was selected for Croatia's Euro 2008 campaign, where he came on as a substitute in the second half against Austria.
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Igor Budan left Palermo after one season to pursue a career as a director of football, accepting an offer to work as Guido Angelozzi's deputy at Serie B club Spezia.