Igor Butulija

Igor Butulija (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Бутулија; born 21 March 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and coach.

Igor Butulija
Personal information
Full name	Igor Butulija
Born	21 March 1970 Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Youth career
Team
	Crvena zvezda
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1985–1993	Crvena zvezda
1993–1994	Atlético Madrid
1994–1995	Granollers
1995–1996	Crvena zvezda
1996–1997	Bidasoa
1997	Sporting CP
1998	TUSEM Essen
1998–1999	Lovćen
1999–2000	Crvena zvezda
2000–2005	SG Handball West Wien
National team
Years	Team
1990–1992	Yugoslavia
1995–2000	FR Yugoslavia
Teams managed
2003–2006	SG Handball West Wien
2008–2011	Crvena zvezda
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Team Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens Team Representing  FR Yugoslavia European Championship 1996 Spain Team

Club career

Born in Belgrade,[1] Butulija started out at Crvena zvezda and remained there until 1993. He would later return to the club on two more occasions (in 1995 and 1999).[2] Over the course of his career, Butulija also spent three seasons in Spain with Atlético Madrid (1993–1994), Granollers (1994–1995) and Bidasoa (1996–1997). He lastly played for SG Handball West Wien (from 2000)[3] and later served as player-coach (until 2005).[4] In March 2006, Butulija was replaced as head coach by Wilhelm Doskocil.[5]

International career

At international level, Butulija represented FR Yugoslavia in four major tournaments, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 European Championship. He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics,[6] as the team would finish in fourth place.

Honours

Granollers

• EHF Cup: 1994–95

Crvena zvezda

• Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1995–96
• Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1995–96

Bidasoa

• EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97

References

1. "Igor Butulija: Ne znam zašto se moj brat igrao sa životom" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
2. "Igor Butulija u Crvenoj zvezdi !" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 16 July 1999. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
3. "Handball-Ergebnisse" (in German). wienerzeitung.at. 29 November 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
4. "Hard lädt West Wien zum Nachtragspiel" (in German). sportlive.at. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
5. "West Wien trennt sich von Coach Butulija" (in German). sportlive.at. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
6. "Pravo Veselina Vujovića" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

External links

• Olympic record
• Igor Butulija at Olympedia
• Igor Butulija at the European Handball Federation