Ilija Abutović

Ilija Abutović
Personal information
Full name Ilija Abutović
Born (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 (age 36)
Vrbas, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club RK Eurofarm Pelister
Number 20
Youth career
Team
RK Crvenka
Senior clubs
Years Team
2006–2007
Spartak Subotica
2007–2010
RK Partizan
2010–2011
RD Slovan
2011–2018
RK Vardar
2018–2022
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2022–2024
C' Chartres MHB
2024–
RK Eurofarm Pelister
National team
Years Team
2014–2024
Serbia

Ilija Abutović (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Абутовић; born 2 August 1988) is a Serbian handball player for RK Eurofarm Pelister and the Serbia national team.

Club career

After playing for Spartak Subotica, Abutović was transferred to Partizan in 2007.[1] He moved abroad to Slovenian club Slovan in 2010. Between 2011 and 2018, Abutović spent seven seasons with Vardar and won numerous trophies, including the 2016–17 EHF Champions League.[2]

International career

At international level, Abutović represented Serbia at the 2016 European Championship.

Honours

Partizan
Vardar

References

  1. ^ "Tornjevi blizanci – Ilija Abutović i Nenad Malenčić!" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ilija Abutović se oprostio od Vardara: Nisam ni sanjao da ću provesti ovakvih sedam godina u Skoplju" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.