This scene will probably keep Ante Budimir busy for a long time: The former LASK striker took a penalty for the home team in the 97th minute in the Spanish first division game between Osasuna and Valencia. His team was 0-1 behind at this point in the game.
Bitter: The 32-year-old forgave miserably – but see for yourself:
A miss that rarely happens to the Croatian: With 16 goals this season, Budimir is one of the best attackers in La Liga. His
The attacker, who has already seen a lot in his football career, started out in Linz: in 2008 he came to Upper Austria from his Croatian homeland – but the chapter with the Black and Whites ended after just three months. The curious background: Despite the most intensive efforts by the then club manager Helmut Nussbaumer at FIFA, the LASK was unable to obtain approval from the Croatian association due to uncertainties regarding the amount of training compensation, whereupon Budimir left Linz again on October 1, 2008 and was then without a club for almost a year.
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But the misunderstanding in Linz did not harm his career: Budimir made the jump to the German second division club St. Pauli in 2014 via the Croatian clubs Inter Zapresic and NK Lokomotiva. This was followed by a transfer to Italy to Crotone and Sampdoria Genoa and to Spain to Mallorca and Osasuna.