Ilija Abutović

Ilija Abutović (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Абутовић; born 2 August 1988) is a Serbian handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Serbia national team.

Ilija Abutović
Personal information
Full name	Ilija Abutović
Born	2 August 1988 Vrbas, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
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–	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
National team
Years	Team
2014–	Serbia

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

• Serbian Handball Super League: 2008–09
• Serbian Handball Cup: 2007–08
• Serbian Handball Super Cup: 2009

Vardar

• Macedonian Handball Super League: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Macedonian Handball Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• EHF Champions League: 2016–17
• SEHA League: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18

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.

External links

• Ilija Abutović at the European Handball Federation