He became manager of Velež Mostar in 2019, achieving success with them by qualifying the club to the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, their first European competition after 33 years.
[1] He would have a short loan spell with another Croatian First League side, TŠK Topolovac before returning to Bosnia where he would play for several clubs during the following seasons, namely Sloboda Tuzla, Brotnjo, Sarajevo, with whom he won the 2004–05 Bosnian Cup, Travnik and Željezničar.
In the summer of 2011, Dudić moved back to Bosnia, signing with newly promoted team GOŠK Gabela, but in the following winter break, newly promoted Serbian SuperLiga side Novi Pazar decided to reinforce their team with players from the Bosnian Premier League, bringing him alongside Admir Raščić.
[13] Dudić's next big result came on 8 March 2020, when Velež beat Borac Banja Luka 2–1 at home in another league match.
[18] During the 2020–21 season, Dudić managed to make a new record with Velež by not losing 16 league games in a row, following a Mostar derby draw against Zrinjski on 8 May 2021.
[21] Dudić's Velež opened the 2021–22 season with the Conference League qualifying phase, firstly eliminating semi-professional Northern Irish club Coleraine.
[25] After beating Posušje, Dudić's team went into a short, three-game winless run, but ended it with a win against Široki Brijeg on 22 August 2021.
[26] Two months later, following a new string of poor results, Dudić resigned as Velež's manager after a disappointing league loss against Radnik Bijeljina on 31 October.
[28] On 19 May 2022, Dudić led Velež to win the first Bosnian Cup title in their history, after a penalty shoot-out, following a 0–0 draw against Sarajevo in the final.
[34] On 19 October 2022, following a series of poor results, which culminated with a first round cup elimination by Čelik Zenica, Dudić resigned as manager, only four months after taking up the position.