Budun Khachabekovich Budunov (; born 4 December 1975) is a former Russian professional football player.
He currently works as the president of the Dagestan's Football Union.
Honours Russian Cup finalist: 2001. Russian Third League Zone 1 top scorer: 1997 (35 goals).
Death of Serhiy Perkhun
On 19 August 2001, during a game against CSKA Moscow, Budunov had a head on head collision with goalkeeper Serhiy Perkhun, who sustained serious head trauma during the collision and died 9 days later from a brain hemorrhage. Budunov himself suffered a serious concussion and was treated in intensive care.
Personal life His son Gadzhi Budunov plays football professionally.
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