[6][7][8] In 2007 was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame,[9] described as "one of the best, if not the best, water polo coach to walk the deck of the pool".

[12] In 2012 was the recipient of Order of Duke Branimir in Croatia,[13][14] while in 2018 of Palma al Merito Tecnico by the Italian National Olympic Committee.

[14] At the World Championship in 1975, he was falsely accused of doping, and so the entire Yugoslav national team was disqualified.

Only after a subsequent investigation by Manfred Donike proved that Rudić did not take any banned substances, he and his team were exonerated.

[1] At the 1976 Olympics was a reserve due to injury, but helped tactically and soon became assistant coach in VK Partizan.

[14] During his career Rudić coached five national teams: Yugoslavia (1984–1988), Italy (1990–2000), USA (2001–2004), Croatia (2005–2012), and Brazil (2013–2016).

[4] Several players like Dubravko Šimenc, Perica Bukić, and Igor Milanović formed the core in the following Yugoslavian golden period.

[24] The period as the coach of the Italy national team, however, ended in controversy: at the end of the quarterfinals of the 2000 Summer Olympics in which Italy lost against Hungary 5–8, Rudić reportedly accused the officials for a planned conspiracy against the Italian team (due to referee decisions), which cost him a yearly suspension from all competitions by FINA.

[3] As water polo in USA was mostly a Southern California college level sport,[3] Rudić recalls that the initial organization and competition system was in bad condition, with small number of players, and the first years were the hardest part of his career.

[33] Brazil have been drawn into Group A of the Olympic competition, alongside Australia, Greece, Hungary, Japan, and Serbia.

[34] Rudić returned once again from retirement in June 2018, as 70 years old, when became the coach of Italian water polo club Pro Recco.

[35] With the club he won one Serie A1 and Coppa Italia as well bronze medal at the 2018–19 LEN Champions League.

[16] On 6 May 2020, Rudić announced that he had officially retired from water polo aged 71 years, 334 days.

However, Dante Dettamanti criticized the style for being too static and vertical, which is best suited for the physically big sized players.

Dettamanti considered that such methods are unnecessary for the international water polo, and that Rudić's success is rather the result of his game knowledge, teaching of skills and tactics.