on 23 may 2008, exactly 15 years following his debut for the dinamo zagreb first team, he signed a two-year deal with the croatian club after previously being released from his contract with olympiacos. in first season following his return, butina made 24 league appearances, conceding 18 goals. he also featured in three 2008–09 uefa champions league qualifiers, four matches in uefa cup and six matches in croatian cup which dinamo have won third time in a row.