Career
Rudić played for the Yugoslav water polo team At the World Cup in 1975, he was falsely accused of doping, and so the entire Yugoslav national team was disqualified. Only after a subsequent investigation proved that Rudic did not take any banned substances, he and his team were exonerated.
During his career Rudic coached four national teams: Yugoslavia (1984–1988), Italy (1990–2000), United States of America (2000–2004) and Croatia 2004-2012).
He also coached three teams to Olympic gold medals (1984, 1988, 1992 and 2012). He currently coaches the Brazilian team